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by samatman
1868 days ago
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Yeah, the Feynman story doesn't prove what people who bring it up think it does, or indeed, what Feynman presented it as. Anyone can botch a test. You can't fake winning the Putnam. He was a very smart man. Also very sociable, a man of the people. I think Feynman demurring about his 125 IQ test was a way of presenting himself as relatable. He could have easily done the opposite by slamming home the point that he aced the Putnam and intimating that he was one of the most intelligent men alive, but he was smart not to. |
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