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Technology Geniuses vs Mathematics Geniuses

Builders versus theorists — comparing inventors and mathematicians.

Technology Geniuses

18 Geniuses Avg IQ: 170 Max IQ: 195 Top: United States
Nikola Tesla IQ 195
Smiljan
Alan Turing IQ 185
Maida Vale
Claude Shannon IQ 180
Petoskey
Filippo Brunelleschi IQ 180
Florence
Fyodor Dostoevsky IQ 180
Moscow
Herman Hollerith IQ 170
Buffalo
Manahel Thabet IQ 168
Elon Musk IQ 155
Pretoria
Hans Lipperhey IQ 150
Wesel
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban IQ 140
Saint-Léger-Vauban
Alfred Nobel
Stockholm
Benjamin Bradley (inventor)
Joseph Henry
Albany
Kelvin Doe
Freetown
Marko Čalasan
Skopje
Shawn Fanning
Brockton
Shree Bose
Santa Rosa
Tanishq Abraham
Sacramento
VS

Mathematics Geniuses

20 Geniuses Avg IQ: 180 Max IQ: 220 Top: England
Terence Chi-Shen Tao IQ 220
Adelaide
Hermann von Helmholtz IQ 195
Potsdam
Mislav Predavec IQ 192
Zagreb
Joseph-Louis Lagrange IQ 190
Turin
John Tukey IQ 180
New Bedford
Mary Somerville IQ 180
Jedburgh
Averroes - Ibn Rushd IQ 175
Córdoba
Edmond Halley IQ 175
Haggerston
Hypatia IQ 170
Alexandria
Ada Lovelace IQ 160
London
Willem Klein IQ 145
Amsterdam
Akshay Venkatesh
New Delhi
Andrew Wiles
Cambridge
Felix Klein
Düsseldorf
Grigori Perelman
Leningrad
Jason Padgett
Anchorage
Jerry Newport
Jim Carollo
Martin Gardner
Tulsa
Ruth Lawrence
Brighton

Analysis: Technology vs Mathematics

MetricTechnologyMathematics
Total Geniuses1820
Average IQ170180
Highest IQ195220
Lowest IQ140145
IQ Data Available10 of 1811 of 20
Top CountryUnited StatesEngland

Mathematics geniuses have a higher average IQ by 10 points. The mathematics group is larger with more recorded geniuses in our database.

الأسئلة الشائعة

Who has a higher average IQ — Technology or Mathematics geniuses?

Mathematics geniuses have a higher average IQ (180) compared to 170 for the other group.

How many technology geniuses are there compared to mathematics geniuses?

Our database includes 18 technology geniuses and 20 mathematics geniuses.

What is the highest IQ among technology geniuses?

The highest recorded IQ among technology geniuses in our database is 195.