The Limits of Genius: The Surprising Stupidity of the World's Greatest Minds by

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE The Limits of Genius by Katie Spalding A hilarious look at how the line between genius and extremely lucky idiot is finer than wed like to admit. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A hilarious look at how the line between genius and extremely lucky idiot is finer than wed like to admit.The more you delve into the stories behind historys greatest names, the more you realise they have something in common: a mystifying lack of common sense. Take Marie Curie, famous for both discovering radioactivity and having absolutely zero lab safety protocols. Or Lord Byron, who literally took a bear with him to university. Or James Glaisher, a hot-air balloon pioneer who nearly ended up as the worlds first human satellite...From Nikola Tesla falling in love with a pigeon to non-swimmer Albert Einsteins near-fatal love of sailing holidays, The Limits of Genius is filled with examples of the so-called brightest and best of humanity doing, to put it bluntly, some really dumb shit. These are the stories that deserve to be told but never are: the hilarious, regrettable and downright baffling lesser-known achievements of the men and women who somehow managed to bungle their way into our history books. Author Biography Katie Spalding spent ten years of her life studying maths, which is just about the upper limit on how much maths you can do before people start actively avoiding you at parties. Ironically, the high point of her academic career was appearing on University Challenge twice, during which times she answered zero questions on maths or science but performed surprisingly well on the historical cross-dressers and New World monkeys round. Katie now writes for the science news website IFLScience, and has supplied research for the TV show QI and its sister podcast No Such Thing as a Fish. Review Katie Spalding is one of those annoyingly talented writers. Funny, and with an absurd amount of obscure knowledge, The Limits of Genius is a must-read on how everyone is much, much stupider than they make out. What more could you ask for than a book thatll make you feel less of an idiot than Einstein? -- James Felton, author of 52 TIMES BRITAIN WAS A BELLENDThe Limits of Genius is a masterful combination of historical research and comedic storytelling, infused with erudition and judiciously dropped F-bombs. I laughed out loud on nearly every page. It is truly inspiring to read about the stupidity of geniuses. Thank you, Katie, for knocking these wunderkinds down a few pegs and making the rest of us feel smarter in the process. -- Justin Gregg, author of IF NIETZSCHE WERE A NARWHALWith wit and charm, each of Katie Spaldings stories in The Limits of Genius nudges, pushes and eventually shoves some of our most illustrious celebrity thinkers right off their pedestals. -- David McRaney, author of YOU ARE NOT SO SMARTThe Limits of Genius is a light-hearted and amusing account of some of historys most influential people. Even the brightest minds can produce some truly dim moments and this book doesnt hold back. -- Nick Caruso, New York Times bestselling author of DOES IT FART?A very funny, super interesting, and quite sweary look at historys great thinkers, examining all their quirks and foibles. -- Lucy PorterAn extremely entertaining book. The Leonardo chapter left me helpless with mirth and the Karl Marx one brilliantly tells my favourite "Karl Marx gets passed" anecdote better than any version Ive ever seen. Smart and hilarious whats not to like. -- Otto English, author of FAKE HEROESSuch a great idea I wish Id come up with it first. One of those books that makes you laugh so much you forget youre learning stuff. -- Jonn Elledge, author of The Compendium of (Not Quite) Everything Details ISBN1472294084 Author Katie Spalding Pages 352 Publisher Headline Publishing Group ISBN-13 9781472294081 Format Paperback Imprint Wildfire Subtitle The Surprising Stupidity of the Worlds Greatest Minds Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom ISBN-10 1472294084 DEWEY 609.22 Audience General Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-11-09 UK Release Date 2023-11-09 NZ Release Date 2024-03-25 AU Release Date 2024-03-25 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:151613840;

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