1. Creative Genius Education and Career

2. III. Education and Career A. Education 1. Simonton's study of 20th century achievers. -. celebrities: linear, positive trend (the more education the better). -. leaders: curvilinear (peak just above a bachelor's degree). -. artists: curvilinear (peak just below a bachelor's degree). -. scientists: curvilinear (peak falls between bachelor's and doctorate).

3. B. Career 1. Three consistent themes. a. Creators typically decide on and start their careers at an early age. b. Quality of work is positively related to quantity. c. Tend to produce their first and best works at more or less equivalent ages.

4. 2. Relation between career age and annual productivity is a single-peak curvilinear function. Simonton graph.