You might think that Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, or Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple Technology, as well as some of the most successful and intelligent people in the world, have high IQs, and they have used this unique ability to build achievements. Something great for human society, or at least to be able to live a comfortable life without having to worry about the morning and the evening. But not everything is as we thought it would be. Some people, despite having a high IQ, hid in the simplest of ways that almost everyone knew or knew little about. They.
In fact, two people have higher IQs than Elon Musk (IQ 155) and Steve Jobs (IQ 160), including the great scholars Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein has an IQ of 160 and Isaac Newton has an IQ of 190. There is an amazing brain that we are talking about, one has an IQ of 228 and the other has an IQ of up to 260, but their lives do not seem to be very successful, with one of them both living in poverty. $ 100 salary just to feed the stomach. And they are Marilyn vos Savant and William James Sidis.
Marilyn
vos Savant was born on August 11, 1946, in St. Louis, Missouri. As a
child, she lived in a simple family, and nothing special happened in her
life, just an ordinary child. But when IQ was first tested in
September 1956 when she was 10 years old. Her general score is up to
228. For comparison, the average IQ score of a normal person is between
85 and 115. But even though she has an abnormal brain, her parents
decided to hide this information from the public in order to make her
live like a normal daughter like her and nothing special.
After
Marilyn vos Savant grew up, continued her education like any other
child, she became very tired and left the University of Washington after
two years of study. After leaving university, she built her career and
skills towards self-fulfillment. She is currently an American magazine
writer, author, professor and screenwriter and lives a very simple life
with her small family. In an interview, she once said that IQ is just
an "ability" of how you use your intellect. She is not a genius, she is
just an ordinary person and everyone is capable.
A
man with an IQ of 260 seems to have a different life than Marilyn vos
Savant, even though she has a very simple life. William James Sidis was
born in 1898 in New York to a family whose parents were gifted. As a
child, at just 18 months old, William was able to read The New York
Times. At the age of eight, he learned Latin, Greek, French, Russian,
German, Hebrew, Turkish, and American. Not only did he learn the
language, he also created a language of his own called "Vendergood". He
was also one of the youngest people to be admitted to Harvard
University in 1909, when he was just 11 years old.
In
1910, William began teaching mathematics on his own as a professional
and wrote a book called Child Prodigy. He successfully completed his
Bachelor of Arts degree at the age of 16. William is very famous for
his excellent abilities. But those celebrities did not make him happy
in life, he longed for a life of solitude and solitude. According to
him, "Such a life is perfect."
The
man also added that he never even thought about marriage and he did not
want it to happen in his life. He wanted to run away from fame and
attention from everyone. William's father, realizing that his son had
extraordinary qualities, encouraged him to continue his education.
But
when William grew up to know everything, he rejected and rejected the
life that his father had arranged for him. He wanted to live a simple,
normal life and not worry about anything. Such a decision led to a
conflict between father and son. As a result, William's father, Boris,
died in 1923. William did not even attend his father's funeral.
With
all the interest and fame, William wanted to keep his good history to a
minimum. It's why he's working as a clerk and so many other small
jobs. But he still has to get the attention of the general public. He
soon faced an attack when William started a job earning $ 100 a month.
William lost the great ability he had as a child.
In
a short time, William also became a socialist. During World War I he
became an opponent and protester in Boston against the war. As a
result, he was arrested and sentenced to 18 months in prison. But his
family helped him out of custody. William has spent most of his life
living with loneliness. He was not connected to his family. He works
with machines, working only to earn a living.
A
man capable of changing the world left the planet at the age of 46 in
1944. William James Sidis lost his name forever in history.Thanks. See you next topic.