vbid/9783030329181

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This book reviews the research on Einstein�s brain from a sociological perspective and in the context of the social brain paradigm.� Instead of �Einstein, the genius of geniuses� standing on the shoulders of giants, Restivo proposes a concept of Einstein the social being standing on the shoulders of social networks. Rather than challenging Einstein�s uniqueness or the uniqueness of his achievements, the book grounds Einstein and his achievements in a social ecology opposed to the myths of the �I,� individualism, and the very idea of �genius.�� �Einstein� is defined by the particular configuration of social networks that he engaged as his life unfolded, not by biological inheritances.�Typham this is the title: Einstein�s Brain Genius, Culture, and Social Networks