The Descent of Genius: Charles Darwin's Brilliant Career
What were the origins of Charles Darwin's particular species of genius?
Looking back on his career, Charles Darwin wrote in 1871:
I have been speculating... what makes a man a discoverer of undiscovered things, and a most perplexing problem it is. Many men who are very clever – much cleverer than the discoverers – never originate anything.
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