Is Albert Einsteine the most intelligent man that has ever been born ?

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   Medkh9posted 12 years ago

   i ve read somewhere that when Einsteins died they found out after an autopsy that his brain was larger than normal human brains , , what do you think ?

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      Hasti2posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Probably true, it expands with use and I would imagine he used his quite a bit more than average.

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      bane.hellisterposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I have to say that to lable any one individual as being the most intelligent to have ever been born would be somewhat erroneous without first defining "Intelligent". There have been several great minds mentioned already and to each they were magnificent in their own right, just in different aspects.
      
      Now to get more to the point of Einstein and the scientific world, he was definitely a genius. But the MOST, there can never be a MOST. Case in point, the often overlooked genius of Nikola Tesla whose genius and work was the basis for nearly all of our modern day technology. Not only that but a lot of his work was so advanced it has yet to come to fruition as it is still being perfected in laboratories around the world.
      
      Einstein dealt with mathematical theory, Tesla dealt with Advanced application. Both geniuses, one better than the other? No. They both excelled in different ways. Same with all the others previously mentioned, all were intelligent and Intelligence can't be defined from a single perspective.

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      wildorangeflowerposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      could be. He is intelligent, one of the greatest scientist.
      I think that we cant compare scientists or people in different times as technology develops, some intelligence are aided by tech.
      The impact of the discovery makes the person great.

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      BennyTheWriterposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I don't think so, by simple virtue of the fact that the vast majority of people, no matter how intelligent, will ever be as famous as Einstein was.  There are many people we'll never hear about who are just as or more intelligent than Einstein.

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      pylos26posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Uncle josh said Einstein was ignorant as crap when it came to cooking good chitterlings.

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      Evan G Rogersposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      brain size does not determine how smart you are.
      
      Anyone who's taken any sort of ... well... any k-12 program should have taught everyone that there are many animals with bigger brains than us, and we're smarter than them
      
      It ain't got not none nothin' t' do with size --- it's how you use it, by good sir!...

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      Beelzedadposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Whether he did or not really doesn't make much difference. His success was based on the fact that he spent years thinking and working on his theories, day in and day out, living and breathing the physical problems of the day. He really didn't do much else. First, it was light, which led to Special Relativity and then it was gravity which led to General Relativity. He was one of the first to introduce the Gedanken (thought experiment) which helped him visualize certain concepts like the equivalency between gravity and acceleration.

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   Cagsilposted 12 years ago

   Welcome to HubPages!
   
   First, I like to express that you should learn how to spell his name.
   
   Second, Einstein didn't have a larger brain, he manage to probably use more of his brain than the average person.

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      snagerriesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Yaa.... you should learn how to spell the name of a great genius.

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      Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      thanks cagsyl , but you should learn how to answer politely

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         Jim Hunterposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         

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         snagerriesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Dont take it personal my dear friend.. He didnt mean to offend you.. Chill

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         Cagsilposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         And, you should know that politeness isn't a requirement to get a point across.

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            Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            now i agree with you  Cagsil . i ve just tracked some of your replies in other forums and knew what kind of arguer you are.

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               Cagsilposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Really? I doubt you know anything about me or my ability to argue.
               
               Not to mention, but reading just some of my posts, you are not likely to understand me or anything about me.
               
               But, nice try though. I'll give you a D- for effort.

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         Garrett McLeeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I think your response to their answer was perfect.

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   Len Cannonposted 12 years ago

   Probably not.  That's not to knock him in any way, but there's always someone better, somewhere.  A good argument could be made that Newton was smarter than Einstein. And at what point does it stop mattering?  They were both on a level so far beyond anyone here, who can judge?

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      Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I think Cagsil was better than them all

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         Cagsilposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I appreciate the statement, but not even I think that. However, your sarcasm isn't warranted or needed nor is it required.

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            Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            here we go , Cagsil , the smarter guy here and probably in the whole planet is getting mad ,we are just joking man .

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               Cagsilposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Mad?
               
               You're too funny!

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   Arthur Fontesposted 12 years ago

   Let us not forget Leonardo DaVinci?

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   snagerriesposted 12 years ago

   We are diverting from the main topic friends...

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   UniqueBeautyposted 12 years ago

   I  would say that Einstein was a genius that allowed himself to learn and that was what made him so brilliant (other than my personnal belief that God gave him a gift). Many of Einstein's teachers did not see any promise in him and really disliked him as a student. He couldn't find his niche, hiw thing in life until he started all this theory and science. He found something he was good at and maximized his effect.
   
   As for the being the wisest person ever to exist, no. He was brilliant and I have great respect for him, but King Soloman of the ancient Israel would have to be the wisest man that ever lived, considering his intense impact ont he world at a time when communication was so raw. He was well respected, loved and adored by those who knew him and his wisdom was boundless (another gift of God) Soloman was successful until he stopped using his wisdom, like the marriage to mutiple forgien wives and such that led to break down of his kingdom. Like any human, he had great spirit and abilities, and as long as he used them he was a success. It was when he neglected the gifts that he had when he became a meer rat in the rat race. Still, I respect him for early years. He was a great man, loved God. Very wise. IMHO

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      snagerriesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Einstein has earned his place in history for subtle, astoundingly accurate predictions that -- as we've seen -- are still being proven true eight decades later. Kip Thorne, a California Institute of Technology physicist, attributes Einstein's deep insight to his "conviction that the universe loves simplicity and beauty... His willingness to be guided by this conviction, even if it meant destroying the foundations of Newtonian physics, led him, with a clarity of thought that others could not match, to his new description of space and time."

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      Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      UniqueBeauty , was Soloman genius in the sense that he came up with a certain scientific theory and prooved it  right  , ?
      Soloman was a great historical personality , an influential one but not necessarily a genius one.

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         Mishaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         And you claim to be a "teacher of English"? poor English...

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         UniqueBeautyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         the question asked was "Is Albert Einstein the most intelligent man that has been born?"
         
         My answer was not based on whether he was a scientific genius, but that Soloman was intellectually superior to anyone that has been, is and will be. The peace that he was able to maintain in the midle east duing this time in history is briliant, and his judgments are historical. Soloman was not merely a personality, but an intelligent king who wanted the best for his kingdom and the world. Leaders from everywhere came to see his judgments be carried out, and they were amazed by his depth. Scientificlly Einstein may win. but intelligience, IMHO, Soloman wins. I love them both, but I just don't believe that Einstein was the most intelligent man ever to be born, which is the original question posed.

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            snagerriesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Thats a great reply UniqueBeauty. But for me Einstein was great. Thats my opinion though.

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               UniqueBeautyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Thank you- I have always loved reading about the lives of the scientist, enjoyed it alot in school. And Einstein was one of my favorites too. lol. and Marie Curie. Gotta love her.

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            Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            thanks , your answer sounds convincing

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               UniqueBeautyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               your welcome and thanks. It comes from me heart <3.  Like most everything that I say. Great topic, truly interesting.

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   Mishaposted 12 years ago

   Certainly "one of"... "The most"? I doubt it...

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   Pcunixposted 12 years ago

   Define intelligence first.  Was Einstein smarter than Beethoven?  What about an athlete whose brain has precision control over their muscles?  Is that intelligence?  What about political and social savvy?  Is somebody who could negotiate peace in Israel intelligent?
   
   Great generals?  Great chess players?
   
   Great teachers?
   
   How about great moms?
   
   Don't make the mistake of trying to narrowly define intelligence.  Einstein had a good brain for physics.  Had he been born at some other time he might have remained the unintelligent child he was first thought to be.

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      snagerriesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Difficult to answer your question..

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      Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Pcunix , is intelligence acquired or innate ?

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         snagerriesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Its innate i feel..

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            Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

            i would say part of it is innate but most of it is acquired through different methods like , for instance , for kids the use of complicated video and computer games . puzzles . cube box games ..etc

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            UniqueBeautyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            perhaps both. You can have the gift of being smart, but youalso must pursue knowledge, which is brilliant in and of itself. I believe it is intertwined. People just don't use what they have, and they remain mediocre, never changing anything, anybody. That it true sadness that someone would not become all they can be just because they never tried. That is what sets people apart.

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         Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Both.
         
         That is not opinion, by the way.  You can easily find the research for that.
         
         Also, at least as tested by IQ, you tend to regress to the norm of the people you associate with.  Good enough reason to stay out of some of the forums here, I'd say, though it coukd be a good reason to be active on HP in general.

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   Medkh9posted 12 years ago

   look at this amazing video about Einstein defeating his teacher , its not long its just a minute and 19 seconds , here is the link
   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIQLAE3x … re=related

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      UniqueBeautyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      love it. Thank you for the video. lol

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         Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

         you are  welcome uniquebeauty

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    Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

    my vote is for Aristotle
    
    

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       UniqueBeautyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Now Aristotle is my man. I am studying Ethics and it covered him in the beginning. Love him. Great philosophies. and Plato , Socrates. I love philosophies.... very intersting to compare. Still, He is not the most intelligent to have been born, but he's up there for sure.

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       Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       i like Aristotle too

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    wildernessposted 12 years ago

    I highly doubt it.  Socrates and Aristotle come to mind as does Newton, Darwin, Curie and the first man to figure out that saving fire for future use might be handy.  They all just didn't have the work of countless generations to build on.

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       UniqueBeautyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       true. Mordern day scientist are just building on others knowledge and they do have to work from the ground up. They are still brilliant, but they already have a foundation to go on. Teh ancients did not.  And that is why they are loved and revered and remembered.

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    Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

    Let us not forget this visionary.....
    
    

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       wildernessposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Perhaps the greatest of them all!

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       UniqueBeautyposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       He started out selling a piece of chicken for 25 cents. My, how it has grown. A true visionary.

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          Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          it's amazing what a man can do just by choking a chicken... simply amazing

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             timorousposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             

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    timorousposted 12 years ago

    Most of these 'discoverers' lived at a time when a lot less was known of scientific matters and the universe, so they must have seemed above average intelligence.  They all deserve their place in history, of course.  One thing they were all able to do is 'think outside the box' during their lifetimes.
    
    Perhaps some were geniuses, but only because they came up with insightful, simplified solutions that others hadn't previously imagined. 
    
    There's still so much to discover about many things.  Even today there are many scientists and technicians working behind the scenes, making some revelatory discoveries.  You just never hear of them..they aren't 'celebrities'.  I guess science isn't as sexy as it once was
    
    It's the open-minded people that are able to look at the big picture, and think laterally, that leads to new discoveries.

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    _cheryl_posted 12 years ago

    From an article I've read on him, he actually had 73% more glial cells than the average person his age. Those cells are what feed and nourish our brains network of neurons. His brain was also 15% wider than ours, giving him powerful visualization skills. Those regions of the brain are largely responsible for visuospatial cognition, mathematical thought, and imagery of movement.
    
    I absoulutely define him as a genius, one of infinite knowledge beyond science and physics. He shared his knowledge of life in the most interesting ways of intllect as well as common sense.
    “The contrast between the popular assessment of my powers … and the reality is simply grotesque.” -Albert Einstein
    Here's an interesting article about the pathologist who kept Einsteins brain and studied it: http://www.damninteresting.com/the-wher … eins-brain

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       Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       thanks chery for the link , its really great .

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    worldgrandeurposted 12 years ago

    Einstein is NOT the smartest guy comparing to other smart men like Jesus,Muhamad...etc who touched people's lives and had followers mounting to millions of people..

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    Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

    Hugh Hefner had followers mounting millions of people

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       worldgrandeurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Ah, really? Are you trying to witty-witty me or what? What are his teachings? In what way did he touch lives and souls? Who's the hell he?

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          Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          I'm not sure what witty-witty is...
          
          but I can guarantee you Hugh Hefner's followers mounted many people

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          Pcunixposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          Actually Hugh wrote a long series of philosophical articles in Playboy.  Maybe it wasn't mind bending, but it was better than a lot of junk you find on bookshrlves and on the web.

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       Lisa HWposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       So did Michael Jackson and Elvis, from what I've seen.   

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          worldgrandeurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          ditto, follow my answer above.

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    beebongposted 12 years ago

    He said that the speed of light is the limit of speed. Well I believe that he was wrong with that assersion. When two photons travel towards each other and inter-mingle their gravity fields then the microscopic change between the  two energy fields travels at twice the speed of light and so what happens in that space?. Perhaps another dimension of space and time or perhaps nothing. So lets think and not set into stone one mans idea although his ideas were well founded
    If this is right then the man was wrong. Perhaps the solution is Under our noses & in retrospect and with the benefit of hindsight. Let me know it will make a controversial Hub...:-). Higgs Bosen is ready to be Shot Dead?.

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       worldgrandeurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Don't forget that the man made his discovery in a time where everything was primitive! I guess, he did good at his time.

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       Beelzedadposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       The speed of light is determined by the permittivity and permeability of space. Photons have no charge, hence they travel right through one another, blissfully unaware.

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    beebongposted 12 years ago

    He had a very distinctive advantage....he used his mind as a simulator to visualise his ideas. He was able to visualise because he was dyslectic....he had an extra large left hemisyhpere to his brain as do other dyslectic people. But he had good schooling and that made a great difference.

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       worldgrandeurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Well, I cant argue that, you're right.

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    beebongposted 12 years ago

    He had a great mind and was very inventive but that was because he had a dyslectic mind that was well schooled and that gave him visuality that ordinary people do not have. Dyslectic people are in my opinion the greatest untapped resource on this planet for abilities of visual thought and planning. And that descripsion embodies the Man Einstein and his theories that first emerged with the prediction of the obiting planet Mercury and its predicted movement during an earths eclipse. An amazing man in his time and space as we all are!.

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       worldgrandeurposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       He was raised in a unique environment and was gifted with a very talented mind. I think the surrounding circumstances contributed a lot. you seem very intellectual and smart too beebong. Thanks for sharing this information.

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    beebongposted 12 years ago

    Watch the world as it becomes more visual....then dyslectic people who have been lucky to have been taught properly within the confines of their disability will make such a big positive difference to our world. It will be like having a million Leonado De Vinchi's in our presence in the same era.  One day wonderful. Good night...its been a pleasure to express. here is 1:30am and I am off to bed. But thanks for your company.

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       Medkh9posted 12 years agoin reply to this

       do you refute these facts from Dr Diamond report about Einstein s brain : ( A brain’s network of neurons are fed and nourished by cells called glial cells. Dr. Diamond compared the percentage of glial cells in Einstein’s brain to that of other men who died at the age he did, and found that his contained about 73% more than the average. This indicated that Einstein’s neurons probably had a greater metabolic need; they needed and used more energy. ) look ae link that that Chery generously provided for this discussion : http://www.damninteresting.com/the-wher … eins-brain

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    MakeMoneyGoalposted 12 years ago

    Hey, everything's relative! :-)

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