The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley
By Eric Weiner
Categories: History
The Geography of Genius: A Search for the World's Most Creative Places from Ancient Athens to Silicon Valley (2016) is a book by Eric Weiner. Weiner visits cities such as Athens, Florence, Edinburgh, Calcutta and Silicon Valley to ask why creative genius clustered there at particular times. He mixes travel writing with research on culture, institutions, education and chance in each golden age.
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- Fareed Zakaria: “This week's book of the week is Eric Weiner's "The Geography of Genius." This is an easy, breezy read, a romp through various cities in the world that the author believes have that special sauce that encourages genius to flourish. He takes you to ancient Athens, fin de siecle Vienna, and, of course, Silicon Valley today, providing fun facts, amusing anecdotes and genuine insights along the way.”