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You were probably thinking of Feynman. From Wikipedia[1]: In high school, his IQ was determined to be 125—high, but "merely respectable" according to biographe
by Malus 13y ago
You were probably thinking of Feynman. From Wikipedia[1]:
In high school, his IQ was determined to be 125—high, but "merely respectable" according to biographer James Gleick.[14]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feynman#Education https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feynman#Education
- gwern 13y agoWhile we're debunking IQ tests of historical figures, I'll add some context for Feynman: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1251164 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1251164 And I'll add something which probably isn't obvious from the summary: given the context of Feynman's test, 125 may have been the ceiling on it, since for educational purposes there would be little reason to detect anything higher.