Greatest Technology Geniuses — Ranked by IQ
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Highest IQ
195
Average IQ
171
#1 Genius
Nikola
Top 15 Technology Geniuses by IQ
Ranked by estimated IQ score, based on historical records and psychometric research.
| # | Name | IQ | Born | Known For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikola Tesla | 195 | 1856 | Inventing the Tesla coil, alternating current machinery, and a transatlantic communications system. |
| 2 | Alan Turing | 185 | 1912 | Cryptanalysis of the Enigma Turing's proof Turing machine Turing test Unorganise |
| 3 | Filippo Brunelleschi | 180 | 1377 | Architecture, sculpture, mechanical engineering |
| 4 | Benjamin Franklin | 180 | 1706 | Being the founding father of the USA Shaping the understanding of electricity Inventing th |
| 5 | Fyodor Dostoevsky | 180 | 1821 | Notes from Underground Crime and Punishment The Idiot Demons The Brothers Karama |
| 6 | Luigi Galvani | 175 | 1737 | Bioelectricity (animal electricity) |
| 7 | Elon Musk | 155 | 1971 | Elon Musk is known for founding Tesla Motors and SpaceX, which launched a landmark commercial spacec |
| 8 | Hans Lipperhey | 150 | 1570 | Inventor of the telescope (earliest known patent application) |
| 9 | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban | 140 | 1633 | French military engineer and marshal. |
| 10 | Joseph Henry | None | 1797 | Electromagnetic induction, Inventor of a precursor to the electric doorbell and electric relay |
| 11 | Alfred Nobel | None | 1833 | Benefactor of the Nobel Prize, inventor of dynamite |
| 12 | Benjamin Bradley (inventor) | None | 1836 | Creating the first boat steam engine |
| 13 | Shirley Ann Jackson | None | 1946 | Being the first African-American woman to have earned a doctorate at the Massachusetts Institute of |
| 14 | Shawn Fanning | None | 1980 | Co-founder and lead software engineer of Napster |
| 15 | Shree Bose | None | 1994 | Cofounding Piper, a STEM education company creating engineering kits for children. |
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