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When you think of the great
minds of history, the left brain characteristics
of logic and linear reason naturally come
to mind. But take a closer look at some of
the world's best-known geniuses, and you will
soon recognize that true genius also relies
heavily on the intuitive, creative right side
of the brain!
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Ludwig
von Beethoven
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Ludwig von Beethoven blessed humanity
with countless musical compositions
which challenged and transformed the
musicians and instruments of his time.
In his later years, when Beethoven
lost his hearing, he depended upon
his acute sensitivity to sound waves
and frequency in order to continue
composing. He cut the legs off his
pianos and sat on the floor to create
his musical orchestrations because
it was there where he could feel the
music best-vibrating through the wooden
planks on the floor.
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Albert
Einstein
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Albert Einstein failed many
of his classes at school. He preferred
to think of scientific and mathematical
concepts in creative ways not appreciated
by his instructors. He enjoyed music
and art and even played the violin!
The artistic, imaginative Einstein
decided to follow his passions and
contribute to science in his own way.
Einstein gives credit for most of
his professional accomplishments and
significant scientific insights to
his imagination, or to "thought
experiments," as he called them.
In one thought experiment, Einstein
imagined what a light wave would look
like if he were an observer riding
along with it. In another, he imagined
a man in a falling elevator and how
that would "feel" and what
would happen to his keys, and so forth.
While daydreaming on a hill one summer
day, he imagined riding sunbeams to
the far extremities of the universe,
and upon finding himself returned,
"illogically," to the surface
of the sun, he realized that the Universe
must indeed be curved, and that his
previous "logical" training
was incomplete. The numbers, equations
and words he wrapped around this new
image gave us the Theory of Relatively
-- a left and right cortex synthesis!
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Nikola
Tesla
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Nikola Tesla was known to go
into a darkened room so that he could
shut out external stimuli and create
his inventions in the limitless laboratory
of his mind. Some say that he discovered
a way to harness electricity from the
ionosphere this way -- a discovery that
fuel magnates like J.P. Morgan and others
squelched for fear of losing power and
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Leonardo
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In his time, Leonardo da Vinci was arguably
the most accomplished man in each of
the following disciplines: art, sculpture,
physiology, general science, architecture,
mechanics, anatomy, physics, invention,
meteorology, geology, engineering and
aviation. He could also play, compose
and sing spontaneous ballads when given
any stringed instrument in the courts
of Europe.
Rather than separating these different
areas of his latent ability, he combined
them. Leonardo's notebooks are filled
with three-dimensional drawings and
images. Equally as interesting, the
final plans for his great painting
masterpieces often look like architectural
plans: straight lines, angles, curves
and numbers incorporating mathematical,
logical and precise measurements.
Historians say -- and da Vinci's own
personal diaries concur -- that he
used visualization before every major
project. He noted two types of visualization:
"postimaging" -- the imaging
of things that are past, and "preimagining"
-- the imaging of things that are
to be.
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Marie
Curie
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Physicist Marie Curie received the Nobel
Prize in Physics and the Nobel Prize
in Chemistry through her remarkable
work. Sensitive and shy, Marie loved
children, gardening, and was highly
creative at home and in her research
laboratory. Her creativity helped her
devise new, inventive ways to complete
her research.
Curie's most notable contribution
occurred after reading a publication
by French scientist Henri Becquerel
in which he had found that uranium
salts spontaneously emitted, without
exposure to light, rays of an unknown
nature. Marie's intuition was piqued.
She found herself obsessed with wanting
to know the source of the light-less
radiation. She soon convinced her
husband and research partner, Pierre,
to begin testing for the radioactive
element.
Marie's faith in her instincts, along
with gentle persistence and a hard
work ethic, led the way to one of
the greatest discoveries of modern
science -- the discovery of radium
and radioactivity.
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Morihei
Ueshiba
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Founder of Aikido, Morihei Ueshiba created
a new form of martial arts, combining
spiritual philosophy of peace and harmony
with expert defense techniques. Unusually
small and weak as a child, Ueshiba was
fiercely determined to build up his
strength. He studied under Japan's most
famous martial arts teachers and mastered
Judo, Jujitsu, Sumo, Karate and Kendo.
He became a formidable fighter. After
a spiritual conversion, Ueshiba combined
inner promptings toward peace and
harmony and his knowledge of martial
arts to create Aikido.
Using Aikido, Ueshiba could redirect
energy to disarm any attacker, throw
a dozen men simultaneously, and pin
down opponents without touching them.
Ueshiba had an uncanny ability to
see all around him. He could even
see his back, correcting a sculptor
who had been commissioned to make
his bust. Ueshiba pointed out two
tiny muscles that the artist had overlooked!
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Sir
Isaac Newton
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Sir Isaac Newton's contributions to
the world of science changed the course
of history.
His most notable discoveries included
the fundamental laws of motion, law
of gravitational attraction, planetary
motion, the nature of white light and
the discovery of calculus.
Those who documented his life wrote
that intuition actively guided his
work. In fact, he had more ideas than
he could possibly have any hope of
proving. Mankind received only a fraction
of them. Newton harnessed his childlike
curiosity and creativity to bring
his genius forth.
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George
Washington Carver
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Born a slave in Missouri, George Washington
Carver overcame incredible odds to give
the world benefit of many great agricultural
discoveries to improve farming. Physically
handicapped from childhood, Carver was
deprived of schooling while growing
up.
His family and other African-American
slaves had been set free, and began
to farm their own land. Carver had
a passion for art and spent his days
drawing. Throughout his childhood,
Carver saw the daily struggles of
farming. Carver was certain that there
must be a way to improve conditions
so that fellow crop-sharers could
rise from poverty and make a profit
from their efforts.
His determination and curiosity led
him to Iowa State College where despite
his lack of education, he excelled
in art. However, he surprised his
family by changing his major to botany
and soon received his B.S. Upon graduation,
Carver was invited to work in the
college's botany research laboratory.
Carver followed his childhood knowledge
and instincts to direct his research.
He went on
to successfully scientifically document
improved farming methods. He also
discovered many beneficial by-products
of crops, such as sweet potatoes and
peanuts, to reduce waste and increase
profit for farmers around the world.
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