Change in reputation as an index of genius and eminence

Historical Methods

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-96

  Runco, Mark ^a   Kaufman, James ^b   Halladay, Lindsay ^c   Cole, Jason ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d THE MEASUREMENT GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Eminence; Genius; Presentism; Reputation; Reputational paths; Whiggist bias

Indexed keywords

BIOGRAPHY; GUIDELINE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77952327471     PISSN: 01615440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01615440903270273     Document Type: Article

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