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Jun 9, 2022 · A century earlier, while Eddington was launching his gauntlet, the forgotten visionary William James Sidis (April 1, 1898–July 17, 1944) contoured this possibility in his 1925 book The Animate and the Inanimate (public library | public domain) — an inquiry into the origin and nature of life, which anticipated Fermi’s paradox, inspired ...
Jan 11, 2024 · The average person’s IQ is between 90 and 109. People are considered geniuses if their IQ is over 140. Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking had IQs of 160, Leonardo da Vinci 180, Isaac Newton 190.
Jan 13, 2023 · A certain famous fluffy-haired scientist is commonly believed to have been one of the most intelligent people to have existed. But was he really the smartest person ever? Not even close. That title goes to an American named William James Sidis, whose IQ is speculated to have been 100 points higher than Albert Einstein’s.
Jan 18, 2024 · In a world that celebrates genius, the story of William James Sidis unfolds a different narrative. His IQ, estimated between 250 and 300, eclipses even Einstein’s reputed 200. Hailed as the ...
Nov 7, 2006 · Harry wrote: “The 250 IQ for the unfortunate Sidis reported by one psychologist is nonsense.” And it is true. The “measurement” of his IQ to be between 250 and 300 is pure manure. Probably smarter than Einstein though, he is highly overrated as well. Look into Euler, Maxwell, Newton, Tesla and so on. True geniuses.
Sidis was a genius, smarter than Einstein probably but unfortunately didn’t publish a lot, got depressed and died young. He did get some publicity when he graduated young from harvard but these days nobody seems to know him anymore.
May 31, 2022 · Was Albert Einstein the smartest person ever? To those who knew of his son, William James Sidis was quite possibly the smartest man who ever lived. Born in Boston in 1898, William James Sidis made the headlines in the early 20th century as a child prodigy with an amazing intellect. His IQ was estimated to be 50 to 100 points higher than Albert ...
