William James Sidis

William James Sidiswas achild prodigy.At 18 months old, he could readThe New York Timesand understand everything. At 6 years, he could calculate any date that fell in the last 10,000 years. At 11 years, he applied forHarvard Universityand got accepted, while being able to speak 25 separate languages. HisIQwas estimated to be about 275, much more thanAlbert Einstein’s 160.