Greatest Exploration Geniuses — Ranked by IQ
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Exploration Geniuses
Exploration is the original act of genius — stepping into the unknown with only courage and curiosity.
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This page ranks the 25 best known. The library holds 1,020 exploration biographies.
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Highest IQ
180
Average IQ
166
#1 Genius
Albertus
Top 15 Exploration Geniuses by IQ
Ranked by estimated IQ score, based on historical records and psychometric research.
| # | Name | IQ | Born | Known For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albertus Magnus | 180 | 1200 | Systematic study of mineralsdiscovery of the element arsenic |
| 2 | Hans Christian Ørsted | 180 | 1777 | Discovery of electromagnetism and Aluminium |
| 3 | Charles Darwin | 180 | 1809 | The Voyage of the Beagle On the Origin of Species The Descent of Man |
| 4 | Hipparchus | 175 | 0190 | Discovery of precession of the equinoxes. |
| 5 | Alessandro Volta | 175 | 1745 | Invention of the electric cell Discovery of methane Volt Voltage Voltmeter |
| 6 | Robert Bunsen | 175 | 1811 | Discovery of cacodyl radical Discoveries of caesium and rubidium Discovery of use of the Bunsen burn |
| 7 | Alfred Russel Wallace | 175 | 1823 | Co-discovery of natural selection, Pioneering work on biogeography, Wallace Line Wallace effect |
| 8 | Georg Christoph Lichtenberg | 170 | 1742 | Discovery of tree-like electrical discharge patterns now called Lichtenberg figures. |
| 9 | Joseph Priestley | 165 | 1733 | Discovery of oxygen (O2) and nine other gases (including carbon monoxide (CO), nitric oxide (NO), n |
| 10 | William Herschel | 165 | 1738 | Discovery of Uranus |
| 11 | Lise Meitner | 165 | 1878 | Discovery of protactinium Discovery of nuclear fission |
| 12 | Robert Koch | 155 | 1843 | Bacterial culture method Koch's postulates Germ theory Discovery of anthrax bacillus |
| 13 | Christopher Columbus | 140 | 1451 | Discovery of Americas |
| 14 | Carl Sagan | 130 | 1934 | Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI), Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, The Dragons of Eden, Th |
| 15 | Francis Drake | None | 1540 | His circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition, from 1577 to 1580 |
More Exploration Geniuses
Georg Brandt
Discovery of cobalt
Karl Landsteiner
Development of blood group system, discovery of Rh factor, discovery of poliovirus
Alexander Fleming
Discovery of penicillin and Lysozyme
Howard Florey
Discovery of penicillin's properties
Marguerite Perey
Francium discovery
Carl Woese
Discovery of Archaea
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