This chapter considers the myth of the creative genius. It argues that this myth derives from a person-centred account of creativity divorced from process, product and social communication. The chapter considers how the myth of the scientific genius is a key trope within normative account of creative scientific breakthrough. It argues that this myth is a contemporary manifestation of religious ex nihilo understandings of creativity discussed in Chap. 2 . The chapter argues that creative breakthrough in science and art is an inherently messy social process and not the result of a pure rupturing of an accepted belief.