Author: gerold daniels
Date: 11:17:35 05/09/05
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On May 09, 2005 at 11:17:41, Zheng Zhixian wrote: >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. >good afternoon Zheng. stanford binet rated him at 160. >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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