Who Was the Greater Genius? A Complete Comparison
An Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet, and translator best-known for Ficciones (Fictions) and El Aleph (The Aleph).
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An American chemist, biochemist, chemical engineer, peace activist, author, and educator
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Take the IQ test →Based on estimated IQ scores, Linus Pauling (IQ 190) ranks higher than Jorge Luis Borges (IQ 180). However, both made extraordinary contributions.
Jorge Luis Borges had an estimated IQ of 180 while Linus Pauling had an estimated IQ of 190.
Jorge Luis Borges is known for: A Universal History of Infamy (1935), Ficciones (1944), El Aleph (1949), Labyrinths (1962) and The Book of Sand (1975) . Linus Pauling is known for: Alpha sheet <br> Ancestral sequence reconstruction <br> Backbonding <br> Beta sheet <br> Bond order.
Yes. Both Jorge Luis Borges and Linus Pauling are universally regarded as among history's greatest intellects.
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