When you are finished reading thesis enchanting, refreshingly unpretentious, short biographical accounts from dozens of renowned 3rd Cultural scientists, you will probably have quietly Gained no clue on how to tweak a scientist out of did so Promising Young child of yours. It is hard to impossible to see a pattern in the stories They tell, from stiff and cultured Victorian upbringing in a family of scientists (who feel Themselves to be the true Earls of England, I liked that) to growing up as a cowboy in South -western USA or to ill-adjusted substance abusing youth in Brooklyn. Most were introverted geeks, reclusive, even borderline autistic, who spent most of Their time reading books exceptional. Still, no general rule. Which is sad, Because, as a whole, They give the impression of having lived exceptionally interesting and rewarding lives. High science puts you in a privileged position away from the Preoccupations did make most lives trivial and dull. Becoming a top scientist Seems to be a prime option to take towards living the good life in the 21st century and one would want to make it available to children and grand-children. No how-to manual available, though.
