The Wages of Genius
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Almost a century after the birth of a big-headed man who altered our conceptions of light, energy, mass, space, and time, a boy with a similarly large head was born in Ionia, Wyoming. Meet Edward,...
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Almost a century after the birth of a big-headed man who altered our conceptions of light, energy, mass, space, and time, a boy with a similarly large head was born in Ionia, Wyoming. Meet Edward, a self-proclaimed genius who considers the parallels between his life and Albert Einsteins proof of his exceptional brilliance. Nearly twenty-six (Einsteins age the year he discovered EMC2), he is getting nowhere with his wildly expanding dissertation on sciences evolving conception of the voidin short, the modern scientific history of nothing. Convinced that he is on the verge of a major breakthrough, he leaves graduate school and lands an entry-level job at an innovative new company, hoping his intelligence will be put to better use there. Although hes not sure exactly what the company does, Edward believes that with his keen mind and original ideas he will revolutionize everything from cubicle culture to the global marketplace. Told in Edwards endearing, delusional voice, The Wages of Genius is not only a hilarious parody of corporate culture a la Walter Kirns Up in the Air, but a sympathetic portrait of a hapless young man (think Ignatius J. Reilly) with poor judgment, bad luck, and the best of intentions.
Product Info
ISBN: 0786711361
ISBN-13: 9780786711369
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
Year: 2003
Type: New
Binding: Hardcover
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Website: https://www.remnantbooks.org
Country: United States
