Why is Feynman IQ 125?
Feynman is reported by his biographer James Gleick to have mastered calculus by age 15, and to have known algebra very well by age 13. So whatever the IQ test was that Feynman took, and assuming that the reported score is correct, it seems clear that the test simply didn’t measure his mathematical ability very well.
What if your IQ is 125?
IQ classification is the practice by IQ test publishers of labeling IQ score ranges with category names such as “superior” or “average”….Wechsler Intelligence Scales.
| IQ Range (“deviation IQ”) | IQ Classification |
|---|---|
| 130 and above | Very Superior |
| 120–129 | Superior |
| 110–119 | High Average |
| 90–109 | Average |
What percentile is an IQ of 125?
95th percentile
IQ 125 is at the 95th percentile – 95\% of people have an IQ equal to or less than 125. This means 5\% of the population score higher.
Did Richard Feynman have an IQ of 125?
If you define “having some IQ” as getting this result on an IQ test, Feynman had the IQ of 125, I think. It’s a likely historical fact that Feynman has once solved an IQ test and the result was 125. There is nothing impossible about it.
Why did Mensa reject Richard Feynman for the Nobel Prize?
Francis Crick was another Nobel Prize winner, but in this case was declined by Mensa because he scored a mere 123 on an IQ test. Feynman was being persuaded to be a part of the Anne Roe Study by J.Schwinger who knew him to have an IQ over 180, which prompted Mensa to contact him but he claimed that his IQ was too low, a point below Francis Crick.
What can you do with an IQ of 125?
People often cite things like Feynman mastering algebra by 13, calculus by 15, and high scores but those things don’t necessarily mean someone has a super-high IQ. With an IQ of 125 you would be able to get high perfect scores, and learn things like algebra and calculus.
Was Richard Feynman a genius?
That kind of response you can often see from some fictional genius scientist type character in some DC and Marvel comics was said by Feynman as a response to his student…. or may be one of his infamous genius joke. Either way, Feynman was universally regarded as one of the fastest thinking and most creative theorists in his generation.