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Jan 20, 2021 · The Tragic Story of William James Sidis. William James Sidis was a mathematical genius. With an IQ of 250 to 300, he was described by the Washington Post as a ‘ boy wonder ’. He read the New York Times at 18 months, wrote French poetry at 5 years old, and spoke 8 languages at 6 years old. At 9 years old, he passed the entry exam at Harvard ...
Nov 7, 2006 · On April Fool’s day in 1898, Boris encountered a unique opportunity to begin applying his eccentric theories of psychology in a real-world environment: his wife Sarah gave birth to a son. Under the tutelage of these ingenious yet neurotic parents, young William James Sidis developed into an individual with astonishing talents.
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Jan 31, 2023 · That same year Sidis, who at least in his time was considered the smartest man in the world, died of a brain hemorrhage at the age of only 46. In the past, one man was found to have an astonishing 250 to 300 IQ — arguably among the highest in history. William James Sidis entered the world in 1898.
May 26, 2021 · William James Sidis Is Likely the Smartest Man to Have Ever Lived. William "Billy" Sidis was the son of two Ukrainian Jews, Sarah and Boris, who insisted that everything Billy did, he did in pursuit of knowledge. Wikimedia/ (CC BY-SA 2.0) When William (Billy) Sidis was barely 3 years old, the story goes, he taught himself a language: Latin. By ...
Nov 24, 2021 · William James Sidis. Source: The Sidis Archive/Wikimedia Commons Born in New York on April 1, 1898, to Russian immigrants, Sidis could easily read the newspaper when he was only 18 months old.
Aug 9, 2021 · In 1909 and 1910 one could scarcely pick up a newspaper that had not carried stories of the incredible mental exploits of William James Sidis, the 11-year-old son of a Harvard psychology professor.
Dec 6, 2013 · So, on April 1, 1898, Sarah gave birth to the couple’s first child, William James Sidis. Combining Boris and Sarah’s genes alone should have been enough to produce a very smart child, but they didn’t want merely a smart child. They wanted a genius. William’s education began in his very first days on Earth. Sarah quit her job practicing ...
