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    The Polymath : Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility. by Ahmed, Waqas

    Published 2018
    Table of Contents: “…; An opportunity; Programming Our Future; Chapter 7 Twenty-First-Century Polymaths; A Vanguard of Disruptors; Conversations with Living Polymaths; Noam Chomsky; F. …”
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    The polymath : a cultural history from Leonardo Da Vinci to Susan Sontag / Peter Burke. by Burke, Peter, 1937-

    Published 2020
    Table of Contents: “…Introduction : What is a polymath? -- 1. East and West -- 2. The age of the "Renaissance man", 1400-1600 -- 3. …”
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    The Polymath : Unlocking the Power of Human Versatility. by Ahmed, Waqas

    Published 2018
    Table of Contents: “…; An opportunity; Programming Our Future; Chapter 7 Twenty-First-Century Polymaths; A Vanguard of Disruptors; Conversations with Living Polymaths; Noam Chomsky; F. …”
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    The Polymath Ahmed, Waqas. by Ahmed, Waqas

    Published 2019
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    The new polymath : profiles in compound-technology innovations / Vinnie Mirchandani. by Mirchandani, Vinnie

    Published 2010
    Table of Contents: “…Prologue: The field of polymath dreams -- The new polymath : in an age of "wicked problems" and technology abundance -- Modern-day dark ages : so much stagnation -- Polymath profile #1 : General Electric -- Residence : better technologically equipped than the office -- Exotics : innovation from left field -- Polymath profile #2 : Cognizant -- Networks : bluetooth to broadband -- Polymath profile #3 : Plantronics -- Arsonists : and other disruptors -- Polymath profile #4 : W.R. …”
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    The new polymath : profiles in compound-technology innovations / Vinnie Mirchandani. by Mirchandani, Vinnie

    Published 2010
    Table of Contents: “…Prologue: The field of polymath dreams -- The new polymath : in an age of "wicked problems" and technology abundance -- Modern-day dark ages : so much stagnation -- Polymath profile #1 : General Electric -- Residence : better technologically equipped than the office -- Exotics : innovation from left field -- Polymath profile #2 : Cognizant -- Networks : bluetooth to broadband -- Polymath profile #3 : Plantronics -- Arsonists : and other disruptors -- Polymath profile #4 : W.R. …”
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    Jesuit polymath of Madrid : the literary enterprise of Juan Eusebio Nieremberg (1595-1658) / by D. Scott Hendrickson. by Hendrickson, D. Scott, 1970-

    Published 2015
    Table of Contents: “…Jesuit Polymath of Madrid: The Literary Enterprise of Juan Eusebio Nieremberg (1595-1658) -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1: Juan Eusebio Nieremberg -- Introduction -- The Jesuit -- Faithful Son of Saint Ignatius -- Christian Discernment -- The Ignatian Exercises: Seeking and Finding the Divine Will -- Discernment in Early Modern Spain -- Nieremberg and the Exercises -- Jesuit Ministry of the Word -- Erudite Eclecticism -- Conclusion -- 2: Catechetical Innovations -- Introduction -- Catechetical Context: Crying Tears of Blood -- Nieremberg and Trent -- The Voice of Doctrine -- The Catechetical Examples: Entertaining Digressions -- Narrative Appeal: The Open Roads of Spain -- Contemplating the Example: To Bring to Memory -- Assimilating the Example: The Story of One's Life -- The Wider Application of the Exemplo -- Conclusion -- 3: Contemplating the Book of Nature -- Introduction -- Nieremberg's Natural Philosophy -- The Miscellanies: Part Knowledge, Part Wonder -- Knowledge of the Natural World: Ad perfectam cognitionem -- Reading the Book of Nature: Harmony and Deformity -- Contemplating the Book of Nature: The Consideration -- Applying the Lessons of Nature: Deus me fecit -- Conclusion -- 4: The Spiritual Exercise of Reading -- Introduction -- The Eusebio -- Proper Knowledge -- Contemptus mundi -- Didactic Iconography: Ser and Parecer -- A Spiritual Itinerary -- Meditative Reading -- Conclusion -- 5: Public Maladies and Prudent Reform -- Introduction -- Words of Counsel -- The Pain of National Decline -- The Cause -- The Remedy -- Prudent Reform -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- 1: Bibliography of Works by Juan Eusebio Nieremberg -- 2: Excerpts of Cited Decrees from the Council of Trent -- Bibliography -- Index.…”
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    Rethinking Stevin, Stevin Rethinking Constructions of a Dutch Polymath. by Davids, C. A.

    Published 2020
    Table of Contents: “…Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction Simon Stevin, Polymaths and Polymathy in the Early Modern Period -- 1 Simon Stevin: a Brief Life -- 2 Polymaths and Polymathy: a Conceptual Survey -- 3 Polymaths and Polymathy in Comparative Perspective -- 4 Stevin Thinking: Searching for Keys in the Consten -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 1 The Engineer and the Philosopher: Reflections on the Culture and Economy of Mechanics in Court Society…”
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    E.W. Godwin : aesthetic movement architect and designer / Susan Weber Soros, editor ; Catherine Arbuthnott [and others]. by Godwin, E. W. (Edward William), 1833-1886

    Published 1999
    Table of Contents: “…Edward William Godwin (1833-1886): Aesthetic Polymath /…”
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    Becoming an ethnomusicologist : a miscellany of influences / Bruno Nettl. by Nettl, Bruno, 1930-2020

    Published 2013
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    Alternative universities : speculative design for innovation in higher education / David J. Staley. by Staley, David J., 1963-

    Published 2019
    Table of Contents: “…Platform university -- Microcollege -- The humanities think tank -- Nomad university -- The liberal arts college -- Interface university -- The university of the body -- The institute for advanced play -- Polymath university -- Future university.…”
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    Alternative universities : speculative design for innovation in higher education / David J. Staley. by Staley, David J., 1963-

    Published 2019
    Table of Contents: “…Platform university -- Microcollege -- The humanities think tank -- Nomad university -- The liberal arts college -- Interface university -- The university of the body -- The institute for advanced play -- Polymath university -- Future university.…”
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    Reinventing discovery : the new era of networked science / Michael Nielsen. by Nielsen, Michael A., 1974-

    Published 2012
    Table of Contents: “…The problem solved by the Polymath Project.…”
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