{"product_id":"they-called-me-mad-john-monahan-9780425236963","title":"They Called Me Mad: Genius, Madness, and the Scientists Who Pushed the Outer Limits of Knowledge","description":"\u003cb\u003e Discover the true genius behind history's greatest \"madmen\". \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From Dr. Frankenstein to Dr. Jekyll, the image of the mad scientist surrounded by glass vials, copper coils, and electrical apparatus remains a popular fixture. In films and fiction, he's comically misguided, tragically misunderstood, or pathologically evil. But the origins of this stereotype can be found in the sometimes-eccentric real life men and women who challenged our view of the world and broke new scientific frontiers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThey Called Me Mad\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the amazing true stories of such historical luminaries as Archimedes, the calculator of pi and creator of the world's first death ray; Isaac Newton, the world's first great scientist and the last great alchemist; Nikola Tesla, who built the precursors of robots, fluorescent lighting, and particle beam weapons before the turn of the twentieth century-and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Monahan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 042523696X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425236963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.29h x 5.06w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 266","brand":"John Monahan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44076046647551,"sku":"9780425236963","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f677620-d40c-44da-b228-d852da66457f.jpg?v=1685462870","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/they-called-me-mad-john-monahan-9780425236963","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}