Bibliograph

Spark, how genius ignites, from child prodigies to late bloomers, Claudia Kalb

Type

Label

Spark, how genius ignites, from child prodigies to late bloomers, Claudia Kalb

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spark

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1200037199

Responsibility statement

Claudia Kalb

Sub title

how genius ignites, from child prodigies to late bloomers

Summary

"A look at genius, through portraits of 12 iconic figures in fields ranging from music to medicine, to explore what leads certain people to reach their creative heights early in life, whereas others don't uncover their potential until their later years"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Pablo Picasso: the modern artist (1881-1973) -- Shirley Temple: the child star (1928-2014) -- Yo-Yo Ma: the cellist (1955-) -- Bill Gates: the software pioneer (1955-) -- Isaac Newton: the physicist (1642-1727) -- Sara Blakely: the entrepreneur (1971-) -- Julia Child: the French Chef (1912-2004) -- Maya Angelou: the memoirist (1928-2014) -- Alexander Fleming: the microbiologist (1881-1955) -- Eleanor Roosevelt: the humanitarian (1884-1962) -- Peter Mark Roget: the wordsmith (1779-1869) -- Grandma Moses: the painter (1860-1961) -- Leonardo da Vinci: eternal genius

Target audience

adult

Classification