And he introduces us to the witty observations of the little known polymath Egon Friedell, who, he says, was "a figure unparalleled" in pre-World War II Vienna.
Well known Polymaths who had a great impact on civilization include Ibn Sina (Avicenna) (980-1037), al-Razzi (860-940), and Husayn bin Ishak al-Ibadi, who developed the medical sciences.
Common vaccinations include a series of shots for a disease known as Polymath.
Completing the lineup is Tyondai Braxton, a polymath known for his hypnotic electro-acoustic solo performances.
Kurzweil, author of "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology," may be best known as a polymath inventor and futurist, but he's really a cyborg sent back from the year 2029 to save humanity from the nature-nurture debate.
Mr. Kahane is known as a highbrow polymath: an accomplished new-music composer who also plays an array of instruments and writes pop songs of theatrical effect.
(Sisario) WORDLESS MUSIC (Wednesday and Thursday) Already a series to watch, with its smart programming of free spirits from the fringes of pop and avant-garde classical music, Wordless Music has a must-see next week with the American premiere of "Popcorn Superhet Receiver" by Jonny Greenwood, better known as the polymath guitarist of Radiohead.
We need more female polymaths who know a lot about a lot, emulating polymaths of the past like Aristotle, Hypatia, Da Vinci, Hildegard of Bingen, Ben Franklin, Marie Curie, Orson Welles, Simone de Beauvoir, or Steve Jobs.
Trained as a musician and best known as a poet and novelist, Andrade was personally involved in virtually every discipline that was connected with São Paulo modernism, and became Brazil's national polymath.
These books are not simply a portrait of a polymath, a historical rendition of outrageous talent.
