Author: Zheng Zhixian
Date: 08:17:41 05/09/05
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On May 09, 2005 at 09:49:06, gerold daniels wrote: >On May 09, 2005 at 01:28:50, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On May 09, 2005 at 01:16:11, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >> >>>Jorge, >>> >>>It only proves that a guy with a 200 IQ can play chess like a moron. Oppenheimer >>>was a better physicist than Einstein but a complete nincompoop on the >>>chessboard. >>> >>>TJ >>> >>>PS I have seen this in many highly intelligent people. They can be blindingly >>>brilliant but no good at chess. >>> >>> >>In no way Oppenheimer was a better physicist, I've no idea why you would say >>this. Also, I've no idea where you came up with a 200 IQ figure for Oppenheimer? >>I'm sure it was very high, but 200 is unlikely. >> >>Probably more close to reality would be between 155-180 at best. >>>On May 09, 2005 at 00:05:13, Jorge Pichard wrote: >>> >>>>This is a very interesting game >>>> >>>>http://www.chessbase.com/news/2005/games/einstein01.htm > >good morning Terry.bobby fischer chess player has iq 167-187 higher than >einstein or oppenheimer. > >(142) gerold. Actually I believe Einstein is supposed to have an IQ of around 180. Most world class scientists are probably in the 150+ range, though I suspect, the ones that make the most important discoveries don't necessarily have 180+ IQs. Creativity to see something new, to challenge existing concepts, might not correlate perfectly with pure reasoning power perhaps
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