Who Was the Greater Genius? A Complete Comparison
An American businessman, inventor, and statistician who developed an electromechanical tabulating machine for punched cards
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An American physicist and inventor who won the Nobel Prize for researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect.
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Based on estimated IQ scores, William Shockley (IQ 175) ranks higher than Herman Hollerith (IQ 170). However, both made extraordinary contributions.
Herman Hollerith had an estimated IQ of 170 while William Shockley had an estimated IQ of 175.
Herman Hollerith is known for: Electromechanical tabulation of punched card data. William Shockley is known for: Point-contact transistor and GJT <br> Diffused-base transistor <br> Heterojunction bipolar transistor <br> Thyristor.
Yes. Both Herman Hollerith and William Shockley are universally regarded as among history's greatest intellects.