Brain Wave

Brain Wave by Anderson, Poul. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780345236685.

Imagine that an I.Q. of 500 becomes commonplace, a moron has the thinking capacity of yeardays intellectual, and animals begin to pass the mental levels of humanity. This is the provocative and absorbing thesis upon which Paul Anderson has based his novel; and his plausible exploration of the theme makes for an unusually stimulating book, admirably balanced between the logical study of vast world-changes and the intimate human story of some individuals. Few novels have revealed more skill simultaneously in scientific speculation and in fictional warmth and feeling. -New York Herald Tribune