Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents ix
4. 1. THE SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF HISTORICAL GENIUS 1
5. 2. PROGENITORS, GENES, AND GENERATIONS 25
6. 3. PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER 42
7. 4. EDUCATION 63
8. 5. PRODUCTIVITY AND INFLUENCE 78
9. 6. AGE AND ACHIEVEMENT 93
10. 7. AESTHETICS AND CHARISMA 113
11. 8. ZEITGEIST 134
12. 9. POLITICAL VIOLENCE 167
13. 10. THE LAWS OF HISTORIOMETRY 181
14. Appendixes. References. Index 185
15. References 212
16. Index 224