When some psychiatrists attempt to explain genius, they talk in terms of mental disturbance. Psychiatrists often refer 1 geniuses as people who tend to be oversensitive, melancholic and even schizophrenic; they channel their destructive energy 2 their masterpieces.
An alternative view of intelligence sees geniuses as people who matured very early and are workaholics 3 an amazing ability to produce a lot of work in a short space of time: Bach, for example, with his 46 volumes of musical compositions. Thomas Edison, one of the greatest inventors of all time, said that genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration!
Other interesting facts 4 geniuses are that they tend to be born in spring, 5 Leonardo and Shakespeare, and they become orphans in their early childhood. One wonders whether it is a sign of good or bad luck to be born a genius.