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| Right brain geniuses from history |
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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! Ludwig von Beethoven Beethoven 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. When asked where the ideas for his compositions came from, he said,
Albert Einstein Einstein 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!
Nikola Tesla Tesla Leonardo da VinciIn 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.
Marie Curie Curie 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. Morihei Ueshiba Morihei 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! His students were handpicked and even included the Emperor of Japan. Once, a startled American opponent asked him how he was able to anticipate his every move without fail. Ueshiba replied,
Sir Isaac Newton Newton 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.
George Washington Carver Carver 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. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart While in right brain mode, he would create entire compositions in his mind. He would hear the music, bring in flutes, clarinets, trumpets, violins and other orchestral instruments at will-all with a completely different, yet fully harmonizing part to play in the overall drama of the composition. His early training in musical notation was necessary in order to convert his right-brain creation into a language that others could read and play. To Mozart, this was boring. So when his compositions were finished in his head, Mozart would switch to left brain mode and have his wife read stories to keep him entertained during the tiresome, time-consuming, and sequential process of musical notation.
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