Who Was the Greater Genius? A Complete Comparison
Two wealthy students at the University of Chicago who in May 1924 kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois.
A German theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.
Based on estimated IQ scores, Leopold and Loeb (IQ 200) ranks higher than Max Planck (IQ 190). However, both made extraordinary contributions.
Leopold and Loeb had an estimated IQ of 200 while Max Planck had an estimated IQ of 190.
Leopold and Loeb is known for: Being murderer obsessed with committing the "perfect crime." Their murder of a 14 years old was the inspiration for Alfr. Max Planck is known for: On the Second Principles of Mechanical Heat Theory (1879).
Yes. Both Leopold and Loeb and Max Planck are universally regarded as among history's greatest intellects.