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5 Geniuses Who Were a Little Mad
Brilliance and insanity are just a step apart
Not everyone is a genius. True genius comes around infrequently and often unnoticed but every so often people come around with a gift and take the world by storm. No, not everyone is a genius, and upon further examination, it does not seem like many people would want to be geniuses in the first place.
Genius throughout history often comes hand in hand with loneliness, delusion, and madness. In fact, the great philosopher and genius himself Aristotle said:
“No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness.”
That seems to be very much the case. Here are five examples of true and proven geniuses who influenced society in major ways and the telltale signs of madness that touched each of them.
1. Nikola Tesla
What they’re known for
In the title of his book about Nikola Tesla, author Robert Lomas pegs Tesla’s contributions to modern science perfectly by dubbing him “the man who invented the 20th century”. Nikola Tesla’s…
