Struck by genius - BookWyrm

243 pages

English language

Published Jan. 21, 2014

ISBN:: 978-0-544-04560-6
OCLC Number:: 854944293

(1 review)

"No one sees the world as Jason Padgett does. Water pours from the faucet in crystalline patterns, numbers call to mind distinct geometric shapes, and intricate fractal patterns emerge from the movement of tree branches, revealing the intrinsic mathematical designs hidden in the objects around us. Yet Padgett wasn't born this way. Twelve years ago, he had never made it past pre-algebra. But a violent mugging forever altered the way his brain works, giving him unique gifts. His ability to understand math and physics skyrocketed, and he developed the astonishing ability to draw the complex geometric shapes he saw everywhere. His stunning, mathematically precise artwork illustrates his intuitive understanding of complex mathematics. The first documented case of acquired savant syndrome with mathematical synesthesia, Padgett is a medical marvel. Struck by Genius recounts how he overcame huge setbacks and embraced his new mind. Along the way he fell in love, found …

"No one sees the world as Jason Padgett does. Water pours from the faucet in crystalline patterns, numbers call to mind distinct geometric shapes, and intricate fractal patterns emerge from the movement of tree branches, revealing the intrinsic mathematical designs hidden in the objects around us. Yet Padgett wasn't born this way. Twelve years ago, he had never made it past pre-algebra. But a violent mugging forever altered the way his brain works, giving him unique gifts. His ability to understand math and physics skyrocketed, and he developed the astonishing ability to draw the complex geometric shapes he saw everywhere. His stunning, mathematically precise artwork illustrates his intuitive understanding of complex mathematics. The first documented case of acquired savant syndrome with mathematical synesthesia, Padgett is a medical marvel. Struck by Genius recounts how he overcame huge setbacks and embraced his new mind. Along the way he fell in love, found joy in numbers, and spent plenty of time having his head examined. Like Born on a Blue Day and My Stroke of Insight, his singular story reveals the wondrous potential of the human brain."--

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Review of 'Struck by genius' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Really enjoyed this book. The book has been written really well and you get to experience Jason's life, the mugging, all his ups and downs from depression to getting validation that the damage to his brain was unique.

Jason comes across as quite a shy guy being amazed by everything he sees and wanting to share this experience with everybody he meets.

The maths in this was kept pretty simple and the descriptions on the fractals was done in a way that I could sort of understand what he was going on about.

Really pleased that I gave this book a go.

Subjects

Psychic trauma
Psychology
SCIENCE
Science & Technology
Personal Memoirs
Mathematical Concepts
Brain Injuries
Life Sciences
Savant-Syndrom
Savant syndrome
Brain
Schädel-Hirn-Trauma
Savants (Savant syndrome)
Cognition
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Neuroscience
Physiology