Our guest this hour, Baltimore science teacher John Monahan, is a wonderfully engaging educator who claims that many of the world’s great scientists were a touch mad – or at least highly eccentric. From Archimedes to Einstein, Monahan profiles the men and women whose discoveries changed the world – while their behavior informed generations of mad scientist legend. His book: They Called Me Mad: Genius, Madness, and the Scientists who Pushed the outer Limits of Knowledge.
Original airdate: August 15, 2011
