Reflections on the nature of genius: on the 300th anniversary of Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-1765)

This presentation goes beyond celebratory narration of the life and scientific achievements of Russia's first modern scientist Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov (1711-1765). Coming from the notion of complexity of sciences, we introduce "a genius formula" G=TBD for semi-qualitative evalua...

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Main Author: Shiltsev, V
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: CERN 2012
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5170/cern-2012-006.303
http://cds.cern.ch/record/1447422
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Summary:This presentation goes beyond celebratory narration of the life and scientific achievements of Russia's first modern scientist Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov (1711-1765). Coming from the notion of complexity of sciences, we introduce "a genius formula" G=TBD for semi-qualitative evaluation of a person's impact on the society, distinguish two type of geniuses, give several examples and draw general conclusions. The work largely follows presentation at the Fermilab Colloquium in November of 2011.