Who is the smartest person you have ever met and why?
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The smartest person I met was my old boss Roy Wilson. He was a biochemist and ex-Naval Commander. He taught me alot about runnning business and he did it with such ease and grace. I worked under him for over 15 years until he passed away. I have never met anyone like him again. (Rest in peace Roy..I still love you) He was the Father I wished I had had...
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They would think very highly of him. They also might be jealous that he is smarter than the two of them combined. We all thought that Einstein was the smartest man who ever lived just because he discovered E=MC2. But, Rory Emerald really discovered that. Also, he even discovered the basics of relativity. Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher. He is considered the greatest philosopher of all time. He has written books on physics, logic, and poetry. He actually got these ideas from Rory Emerald. Rory Emerald was once called Plato, and gave these writings to Aristole, and he got no credit whatsoever.
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Marilyn Vos Savant- writes a weekly column. living person with highest recorded IQ.\n\nShannon Keith Graham\nLane Lee\nCullan Blackthorne\nMelanie Richards\nArno Penzias (father of radio astronomy, big bang theory)
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Who's Steven Hokings?  It's Stephen Hawkings.   I'd say that it's tough to say who is smarter, but Einstein has made more advances for the common man then Hawkings.
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Albert Einstein. \n\nHe was very smart, intuitive, and a humanitarian. All of the things we need today.
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Someone whom I find interesting and a person of intelligece .\nEinstein, Abe Lincoln, Leonardo Da Vinci or Shakespeare (he's real right?)\nOops you said one.\nOkay then, Abraham it is.
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Marilyn Vos Savant is on record for the highest with an IQ of 228.\n\nHowever, keep in mind that we have no records of the IQs of many influential people from history.\n\nIt is usually only measured up to 200 and is also based on your age.\n\nThere are many people who question how accurate IQ tests really are in determining intelligence.\n\nCheck my source if you want some more interesting IQ info.
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definitely Gary...he is way smarter
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You determine a genius by his IQ.
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Who said he isn't alive, to this very day? What if (s)he was so smart, that he could stop the aging process? What if \n(s)he was so smart, that he built a time-machine and went to live back in time, peacefully? What if (s)he was so smart, that a bad guy wanted his mind? And at this very moment, the world's smartest person was doing the bidding of an evil mastermind. We may never know of this intelligent human.
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Ben Franklin.  Ahead of his time, creative in multiple fields from science to diplomacy, apparently a great conversationalist.\n\nThis is a fairly common question, but a great one nonetheless when the person can be dead or alive. Another version of the question asks you to name 3 people, dead or alive, who can come from different historic times.  Would be fun to pair up Franklin with Da Vinci, for example.  Hard for me to choose the 3rd one, though.  If I had to choose, I'd also invite Shakespeare, but there are many others.
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Ken Branner\n\nNice bloke - met him once
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I, for one, find intelligence basically *the* hottest aspect to person.  People who are knowledgable, open-minded, know how to effectively communicate their ideas, can actually spell and write correctly, who read and like to discuss topics and debate- they call to me.\n\nI actually found out that there's a term for it- sapiosexual, I think.  Interesting, huh?
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Smart man and a Good leader.
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I am very smart! Are you, too?
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Intelligence.  Hands down.  If they cannot carry on an intelligent conversation, then I know for a fact that I could never have a relationship with them that wasn't superficial and shallow.  If they have read a book in the last month and have an opinion about it, they are head and shoulders above almost anyone else in the running.
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I am far more intelligent socially than my spouse and I am always spelling words for him, however, he is by far more mechanically intelligent than I and he is often described by people as "one of the smartest people they have ever met".  We compliment each others intelligence and have no problems.