Niels Bohr vs Terence Chi-Shen Tao
Niels Bohr（IQ 180）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 | 1885 | 1975 |
|---|---|---|
| 逝世 | 1962 | — |
| 国家 | DK | AU |
| 估计 IQ | 180 | 220 |
| 以…闻名 | Bohr magneton • Bohr model • Bohr radius • Bohr–Einstein debates • Bohr–Kramers–Slater theory • Bohr–Van Leeuwen theorem • Bohr–Sommerfeld theory • Complementarity • Copenhagen… | 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?
根据最常被引用的估计,Terence Chi-Shen Tao以估计 IQ 220 在这场对决中领先,比 Niels Bohr（180）高出 40 分。历史人物的 IQ 估计是重构,而非测试结果 — 应视为方向性信号,而非定论。
成就对比
Niels Bohr以…闻名: Bohr magneton • Bohr model • Bohr radius • Bohr–Einstein debates • Bohr–Kramers–Slater theory • Bohr–Van Leeuwen theorem • Bohr–Sommerfeld theory • Complementarity • Copenhagen… 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: Niels Bohr: Nobel Prize in Physics (1922) • Hughes Medal (1921) • Matteucci Medal (1923) • Franklin Medal (1926) • Foreign Member of the Royal Society (1926) • Max Planck Medal (1930) • Faraday Lectureship Prize (1930) • Copley Medal (1938) • Order of the Elephant (1947) • Atoms for Peace Award (1957) • Sonning。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 90 年（1885 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。