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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 · To my knowledge there still does not exist any evidence nor first-hand record of William Sidis’ IQ score. Nevertheless, no known adult IQ test can measure with reasonable accuracy above approximately 140-150 today (99.9%+-), and none existed in the 1940s.
- Alan Bellows
Nov 24, 2021 · Though no scorecards or test reports concerning his intelligence exist today, considering Sidis’ age and academic brilliance, his IQ score is estimated by some to be somewhere between 50 and 100 ...
Jan 23, 2011 · To those who knew of his son, William James Sidis was quite possibly the smartest man who ever lived. A Child Prodigy. Born in Boston in 1898, William James Sidis made the headlines in the early ...
- # A Family Hungry For Opportunities
- # at 11 He Enters Harvard, Graduates at 16
- # Building A Genius: The Highest IQ in History
- # Self-Imposed Oblivion
Boris Sidis and his wife Sarah, originally from Ukraine, arrived in the United States in 1887 to escape the persecution suffered at home for political and religious reasons, both of which were jailed. In the United States, the couple found considerable opportunities to establish themselves. Boris successfully studied medicine at Harvard specializin...
The parents, eager for records, tried to enroll William James at Harvard University as early as 9, but the request was not accepted because the child was evidently too young, but above all emotionally immature for that context. In order not to waste time, the child was placed at Tufts College where he spent much of his time looking for errors in th...
Young William’s life ran smoothly as long as he remained in the protected environment of his home and his parents. As soon as he had to start dealing with new groups of people in the outside world, he revealed all the limits of education that Boris and Sarah Sidis imposed on their son. At the end of the 19th century, the skills in developmental psy...
At the age of 22, in 1921, William managed to lay the foundations for his “perfect life”, away from the spotlight and the clamor, but above all from his parents. Thus he began to move from city to city, from one job to another, sometimes even changing his name and using pseudonyms to publish texts on various topics, from American history to his col...
Feb 12, 2023 · In comparison, average people have an IQ between 80 and 120. Einstein had 160. ... Boris Sidis tried to get William to Harvard at the age of nine but they rejected the application. Dear Sir, sorry ...
A significant lesson from William Sidis’s life is that raw intelligence, as measured by IQ, does not make for a better life, regardless of how high it is. In fact, his high IQ hindered him in ...
