One of these geniuses, probably the most well-known, is Albert Einstein. Einstein was born and grew up in Germany. On his way to fame, Einstein published so many papers and complex works that displayed his amazing, and unprecedented intelligence level. Einstein had an IQ of 165 which is in the portion of the population that is less than 1%.
While Einstein was a genius in Physics, another famous man was gifted with musical talents. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a gifted musician with the same IQ as Einstein. One might not think that a classical musician could ever have the same IQ as Einstein, but this proves that multiplists have a pretty accurate idea of intelligence. A multiplist believes that a person can be extremely gifted in one area, and not as much in others. Mozart was VERY gifted in music, but wasn't necessarily gifted in school smarts, like Einstein was.
Especially from Mozart, we can learn that having a really high IQ isn't always icing on the cake, but it does give us a flair that makes each of us individual and who we are.
Nice post, Sophie! It's so fascinating to see the different aspects of intelligence manifest themselves in people in various ways and degrees. When we were learning about several composers in history, I was completely blown away by the sheer amount of works they had produced, many of them at extremely young ages. It would be interesting to see what these individuals with unprecedented IQs would score on an intelligence test today, due to the Flynn effect and other factors.
ReplyDeleteCool post! Even though I don't think that IQs are really anything to go screaming about, those are some pretty high IQ scores. I think that you are absolutely right about the multiplist thing too- there can't be one way to be 'intelligent' when you have 2 people with the same IQ who are not at all similar in their abilities.
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