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William James Sidis (/ ˈ s aɪ d ɪ s /; April 1, 1898 – July 17, 1944) was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical and linguistic skills, for which he was active as a mathematician, linguist, historian, and author (whose works were published covertly due to never using his real name).
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Boston Herald, July 18, 1944. His death after a lifetime of press attention was international news. ----- The Hidden Genius New York Times, Wednesday, July 19, 1944, p.18 'Burnout' one last time.----- "Sidis' Boyhood Seen Case of All Work and No Play" by Alice Burke
Apr 25, 2021 · Boris Sidis was a friend and follower of the philosopher William James and he named his son William James Sidis in his honor. [28:33] Boris also had a strong belief in the power of suggestion writing an academic treatise on its utility in the field of psychology.
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On April 1, 1898, William James Sidis, the “smartest person who ever lived,” was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His parents, Ukrainian immigrants Boris and Sarah Sidis, were pretty intelligent themselves. Boris was a famed psychologist while Sarah was a doctor. From the start, William James Sidis’ parents adored their gifted son, spending untold mo...
Much speculation has been made over the years about William James Sidis’ IQ. Any records of his IQ testing have been lost to time, so modern-day historians are forced to estimate. For context, 100 is considered an average IQ score, while below 70 is often viewed as substandard. Anything above 130 is considered gifted or very advanced. Some historic...
William James Sidis briefly courted controversywhen he was arrested at a Boston May Day Socialist March in 1919. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison for rioting and assaulting a police officer, but he had actually done neither. That said, Sidis was determined to live in quiet solitude after his brush with the law. He took on a series of menial ...
William James Sidis was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical and linguistic skills who is known for his 1920 book The Animate and the Inanimate, in which he speculates about the origin of life in the context of thermodynamics.
Jan 23, 2011 · 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 ...
William James Sidis (namesake and godson of the renowned Harvard psychologist who had been a mentor to his father, Boris Sidis) was admitted at 11 as a “special student” after strenuous lobbying by his father.
