Daniel Mansfield, of the university's school of mathematics and statistics, described the tablet which may unlock some of their methods as "a fascinating mathematical work that demonstrates undoubted genius" – with potential modern application because the base 60 used in calculations by the Babylonians permitted many more accurate fractions than the contemporary base 10.
The point is this: There is human genius and potential out there, much of it yet undiscovered, even now, due to political, geographical and economic borders.
Not least because it was pretty damn favourable about Armstrong; describing his rise from entrepreneurial genius to potential "savior" for AOL and even quoting Eric Schmidt saying: "He is among the best and most inspirational sales managers I have ever worked with".
Potential genius, so defined, may go unrecognized or underutilized.
David Lapaine's Eilert Loevborg also conveys the contradictions of a potential genius flawed by his own instability.
In 1916 the American psychologist Lewis M. Terman set the IQ for "potential genius" at 140 and above, a level exhibited by about 1 in every 250 people.
His extraordinary first feature, "Real Life," demonstrates a potential genius for movie comedy and is animated by a peculiarly fertile and subtle imagination.
Well, it could make the difference between average and below average intelligence requiring remedial education or it could mean a potential genius is just very bright.
Instead, his potential genius was never really explored — at least, Manny never got asked much about it — and all his quirks were simply lumped into the phrase "Manny Being Manny," a catchall for the good, bad, and ugly.
In her medieval history classes, McCants shows students that the quality of a society's cultural production is profoundly related to its economy; and that potential genius can be nurtured by a healthy economy, or stymied by extremes of inequality and poverty.
