Quirky: the remarkable story of the traits, foibles, and genius of breakthrough innovators who changed the world

"Don't tell me it's impossible. Tell me you can't do it.": what makes some people spectacularly innovative?

"I gang my own gait...": a sense of "separateness"

"He's like a walking moonshot.": extreme confidence

"Ideas came in an uninterrupted stream...": the creative mind

"Once she had recognized a certain way as a right one, she pursued it without compromise...": a higher purpose

"Work made the Earth a paradise for me.": driven to work

"The sixties produced an anarchic mind-set...": opportunities and challenges of an era

"It's not about the money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it...": access to resources

"You get creative people, you bet big on them, you give them enormous leeway and support...": nurturing the potential that lies within.