David Hilbert vs Terence Chi-Shen Tao
David Hilbert（IQ —）对比 Terence Chi-Shen Tao（IQ 220）。智力、成就、时代和文化影响的并列比较。
| 出生 | 1862 | 1975 |
|---|---|---|
| 逝世 | 1943 | — |
| 国家 | DE | AU |
| 估计 IQ | — | 220 |
| 以…闻名 | Hilbert's basis theorem • Hilbert's axioms • Hilbert's problems • Hilbert's program • Einstein–Hilbert action • Hilbert space • Epsilon calculus | When he was two years old, he was able to perform simple arithmetic. By the time he was nine, he was studying college-level math courses. And in 1988, aged just 13, he became the… |
谁的 IQ 更高?
两人都没有可靠的 IQ 数字。更有意义的比较是各自的成就及其对所在领域的影响。
成就对比
David Hilbert以…闻名: Hilbert's basis theorem • Hilbert's axioms • Hilbert's problems • Hilbert's program • Einstein–Hilbert action • Hilbert space • Epsilon calculus Terence Chi-Shen Tao以…闻名: When he was two years old, he was able to perform simple arithmetic. By the time he was nine, he was studying college-level math courses. And in 1988, aged just 13, he became the…
荣誉: David Hilbert: Lobachevsky Prize (1903) • Bolyai Prize (1910) • ForMemRS。Terence Chi-Shen Tao: Salem Prize (2000) • Bôcher Memorial Prize (2002) • Clay Research Award (2003) • Australian Mathematical Society Medal (2005) • Ostrowski Prize (2005) • Levi L. Conant Prize (2005) MacArthur Award (2006) • SASTRA Ramanujan Prize (2006) • Sloan Fellowship (2006) • Fellow of the Royal Society (2007) •。
不同时代,不同棋局
两人出生相隔约 113 年（1862 对 1975），这很重要:科学工具、可用知识与思想文化都会累积。跨时代比较头脑,等于比较不同棋盘上的棋手。
结论
那么谁更伟大? 诚实地说:无法严格比较。仅论估计 IQ,Terence Chi-Shen Tao略胜一筹;论各自领域的持久影响,两人都是人类文明的支柱。