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Genie : a Scientific Tragedy by Rymer, Russ is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Genie : a Scientific Tragedy about?
When a young girl and her nearly blind mother wandered into a welfare office in Los Angeles in November 1970, it marked the end of thirteen years of terrible abuse. "Protected" by her deranged father, the girl, Genie, had spent her entire childhood strapped to a chair in the back bedroom of a virtually silent suburban house. She was small and withered, with a shuffling walk, she showed no perception of heat and cold, and she could barely speak. Her emergence into the world created great excitement among scientists of all descriptions, but especially linguists. Here was an opportunity to study a child who had grown up without language or any form of social training. She was an unusual and special gift, for she might provide answers to their unresolved questions about how the human brain acquires language. As Genie began her life over with the rudiments - how to walk, how to chew, how to talk - her experience gave eloquent answer to those questions, and to a deeper mystery: what it means to be human. The scientists working with Genie were unprepared for the profound effect she would have on their lives; she captivated all she encountered with her charming, compelling presence. They b
Who reads Genie : a Scientific Tragedy?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Rymer, Russ
- Publisher
- Harper Paperbacks
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780060924652
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Medical, Fiction, Comics
- Rating
- 3.94 / 5 (735 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14