{"product_id":"9781472294081","title":"The Limits of Genius : The Surprising Stupidity of the World's Greatest Minds","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Spalding, Katie \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 09\/11\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781472294081,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hilarious look at how the line between 'genius' and 'extremely lucky idiot' is finer than we'd like to admit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe more you delve into the stories behind history's 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 world's first human satellite...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Nikola Tesla falling in love with a pigeon to non-swimmer Albert Einstein's 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42589998121004,"sku":"9781472294081","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/products\/9781472294081.jpg?v=1707470557","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781472294081","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}