Genius Biographies

Armed with unprecedented access to Edison's workshop diaries, notebooks, and letters, Israel brings fresh insights into how the inventor's creative mind worked. For the first time, much attention is devoted to his early family life in Ohio and Michigan, where the young Edison honed his entrepreneurial sense and eye for innovation as a newsstand owner and editor of a weekly newspaper. These experiences underscore the inventor's later successes with new resonance and pathos.

Step into the disturbing real-life story of the Unabomber and the 20-year manhunt to catch him. As a fascinating and deeply chilling example of what happens when genius goes wrong, the life of Ted Kaczynski stands as a disturbing testament to madness, murder, and a mind pushed to the brink. Now, this eye-opening biography retraces the nearly 20-year manhunt that bewildered the FBI’s greatest investigators, along with the series of life-changing events that motivated the Unabomber’s war against society.

In September 1769, 3,000 people descended on Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate the artistic legacy of the town's most famous son, William Shakespeare. Attendees included the rich and powerful, the fashionable and the curious, eligible ladies and fortune hunters, and a horde of journalists and profiteers. For three days, they paraded through garlanded streets, listened to songs and oratorios, and enjoyed masked balls. It was a unique cultural moment - a coronation elevating Shakespeare to the throne of genius. Except it was a disaster....

Arriving at the port of New York in 1882, a 27-year-old Oscar Wilde quipped he had "nothing to declare but my genius." But as this sparkling narrative reveals, Wilde was, rarely for him, underselling himself. A chronicle of his sensational eleven-month speaking tour of America, Declaring His Genius offers an indelible portrait of both Oscar Wilde and the Gilded Age. Neither Wilde nor America would ever be the same.

عبقرية عمر هو كتاب يتحدث فيه عباس محمود العقاد عن عبقرية الصحابي عمر بن الخطاب، ولقد حدد العقاد شخصية عمر بأنها (شخصية الجندي). تحدث على أن شخصية عمر كانت تؤهله للزعامة ولولا الإسلام لكان له زعامة قبيلته عدي أو زعامة قبيلته الكبرى قريش. ويتحدث عن أن اختيار أبي بكر الصديق خليفة للمسلمين قبله لم يكن من باب المفاضلة بل من باب التوفيق. يتحدث العقاد في هذا الكتاب عن أخلاقه وأخباره ويدافع عنه أمام أقوال بعض المستشرقين.

with 16 color illustrations. In "Blaise Pascal: The Prodigy Who Bridged Science, Philosophy, and Faith," embark on a riveting journey through the life of one of history's most brilliant minds. At a mere 12 years old, Pascal's insatiable curiosity ignited a revolution in mathematics, propelling ideas that would shape modern science. Yet, his genius extended far beyond equations and theorems, delving into the profound questions of existence, morality, and belief. This meticulously researched biography unveils the complexities of Pascal’s character: the young prodigy who became a ...

Gift your kid the inspirational tale of Babe Ruth! Inspire drive, generosity, and unlimited possibilities. Are you looking for an inspirational audiobook to inspire the inner genius of your kids? Can you imagine your little one having so much fun listening, they prefer listening over screen time? Then, you will love our children-friendly biography of Babe Ruth! Use this exciting biography audiobook to instill timeless values and principles in your child.

An intimate exploratory tour of Stephen Hawking's office, providing a unique insight into the mind of a genius, the things that inspired him and explanations of his seminal theories.

Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionised our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped to lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of his life he was also ignored by most working scientists, his ideas opposed by even his closest friends. This stunning downfall can be traced to Einstein's earliest successes and to personal qualities that were at first his best assets.

Meet the 2024 Nobel Laureates! “NOBEL LAUREATES 2024: The Winners and Their Contributions Simply Explained” provides a straightforward look at the individuals who were honored with the Nobel Prize in 2024. Their contributions are detailed in a clear and engaging manner. This book takes you through the diverse fields of Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences, and describes how the winner(s) in each category made strides in their respective domains. The 2024 laureates have pushed the boundaries of knowledge across multiple fields, reshaping our ...

In the first post-9/11 account of the career of the man who established himself as "America's Mayor" in the dark days after America was attacked, Fred Siegel shows how Rudy Giuliani's successes in New York set a promising example for the rejuvenation of our major cities.

The greatest mind in Western music is examined by a National Book Award-winning writer on culture and psychology in this concise account of the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The composer's unshakable hold on the public's fascination can only be strengthened by the historian and biographer Peter Gay's bold new perspective. His passionate and painstaking research reveals truths more fascinating than the myths that have long shrouded the maestro's life.

Theodore Roosevelt proved that a political figure could also excel in military matters and literary endeavors. This work covers a most interesting list of heroes in American history, from Daniel Boone and George Rogers Clark through various Revolutionary War participants, to activities during the Civil War. Daniel Boone will always occupy a unique place in our history as the archetype of the hunter and wilderness wanderer.

Mark Twain is arguably one of the most famous authors in the United States, with his books Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. His characters were a typical, yet deviant, episode of the time period in which he lived, depicting the circumstances under which many people lived. If you want to know more about this known author, this classical writer, then get started on listening right now!

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) was recognized in his lifetime as the greatest living artist, creator of a succession of masterpieces in sculpture, fresco painting, and architecture. In all his work, Michelangelo impressed his contemporaries as a forceful personality, a divine genius endowed with terribilita, or intense emotional power.

يعدُّ ابن زيدون من أهم شعراء الأندلس في عصره حيث تمتع بمكانة عالية في المجتمع القرطبي بفضل ما أنفق في تعليمه من عناية، وما وهبه الله من ملكة طيبة، وقد تجلّت شاعريته وسنه تقارب العشرين، ذلك أنه عندما توفي القاضي الفقيه ابن ذكوان، ألقى على قبره مرثية بليغة.

A mango...is just one thing. But if I chop it in two, then chop the half in two, and keep on chopping, I get more and more bits, on and on, endlessly, to an infinity I could never ever reach. In 1887 in India, a boy named Ramanujan is born with a passion for numbers. He sees numbers in the squares of light pricking his thatched roof and in the beasts dancing on the temple tower. He writes mathematics with his finger in the sand, across the pages of his notebooks, and with chalk on the temple floor.

In this freewheeling history of modern Britain, Cathy Newman writes about the pioneering women who defied the odds to make careers for themselves and alter the course of modern history - women who achieved what they achieved while dismantling hostile, entrenched views about their place in society. Their role in transforming Britain is fundamental, far greater than has generally been acknowledged, and not just in the arts or education but in fields like medicine, politics, law, engineering and the military.

Gift your kid the inspirational tale of Audrey Hepburn! Inspire love, magnanimity, and unlimited possibilities. Are you looking for an inspirational book to inspire the inner genius of your kids? Can you imagine your little one having so much fun listening, they prefer learning over screen time? You will love our children-friendly biography of Audrey Hepburn! Use this exciting biography audiobook to instill timeless values & principles in your child.

Sin dudas, un audiolibro que servirá para conocer a este genio norteamericano, un hombre al que la humanidad le debe mucho. Prolífico inventor que patentó más de mil inventos, contribuyó como nadie a darle, tanto a Estados Unidos como a Europa, los perfiles tecnológicos del mundo contemporáneo: las industrias eléctricas, un sistema telefónico viable, el fonógrafo, las películas, etc.