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Finding Einstein's Brain /

Albert Einstein remains the quintessential icon of modern genius. Like Newton and many others, his seminal work in physics includes the General Theory of Relativity, the Absolute Nature of Light, and perhaps the most famous equation of all time: E=mc2. Following his death in 1955, Einstein's br...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lepore, Frederick E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, [2018]
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505 0 0 |t Frontmatter --   |t Contents --   |t Preface --   |t 1. A Neurologist Walks in Princeton --   |t 2. April 18, 1955 --   |t 3. What the Neuropathologist Knew... and Didn't Know --   |t 4. The Lost Decades (1955-1985), the Cider Box, and the Microscope --   |t 5. The Exceptional Brain(s) of Albert Einstein --   |t 6. How Does a Genius Think? --   |t 7. The Pursuit of Genius --   |t 8. Where Do We Go from Here? (And Where Have We Been?) --   |t Notes --   |t Index 
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