DA Morgan wrote:
The history of astronony, most obviously, contains individuals who demonstrated genius in the field while being totally out to lunch in others.

how very true! not to mention that most of the genius minds were obsessively-compulsive, had all kinds of serious disorders and were not able to function in normal life. but i guess that's what makes a true genius and the scientific revolutionary - courage and a complete devotion to something that only they understand entirely.