Do geniuses have human weaknesses ?

01 January 1970 1 8K Report

It is intriguing to speculate if geniuses / super talented persons are able to overcome ordinary human foibles . It would be interesting to know about such traits and their beliefs , via little known anecdotes. Especially mathematicians like Gauss ,Riemann, Ramanujan, scientists such as Newton , Einstein, Maxwell among others. This is an open ended q , hoping to understand whether talent is holistic or specific. Anecdotes and insightful "sayings" from great personalities in all disciplines would be welcome

Grzegorz Racki

You can find an answer in the TV series “Genius”, remarkably showing the life of Albert Einstein. This is National Geographic Channel's first-ever scripted biographical series:

http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/genius/

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