Smith Journal 13 [EN]

Volume 13 of the Smith Journal is packed with facts about the brightest minds. Topping the list is Solomon Shereshevsky, who remembered everything he ever encountered; it might seem like a great skill for entertaining guests, but he eventually went mad. Then there's Delbert Trew, who spends more time than you might think contemplating something very sharp: barbed wire. You also can't overlook Samuel Morse, who was a famous portraitist before lending his name to the code he invented. What a genius! And we're quite fascinated with Noel Turner, who was clever enough to navigate some of New Zealand's rather odd laws and invent a car that, for a time, was a big hit. Additionally, you'll find stories about a cross-dressing spy, a couple of Sydney aficionados who revolutionized modern music, court illustration, big wheels, the dubious science of weather control, and many other things.

143 pages.