William James Sidis ( / ˈsaɪdɪs /; April 1, 1898 - July 17, 1944) was an American child prodigy with exceptional mathematical and linguistic skills, for which he was active as a mathematician, linguist, historian, and author (whose works were published covertly due to never using his real name). He wrote the book The Animate and the William James Sidis. Source: The Sidis Archive/Wikimedia Commons Born in New York on April 1, 1898, to Russian immigrants, Sidis could easily read the newspaper when he was only 18 months old. In the early 20th century, a child prodigy captured the world's attention with his exceptional intellect and early accomplishments. His name was William James Sidis, and his remarkable abilities in various fields of study, including mathematics, language, and history, earned him a reputation as one of the most intelligent people ever known. |cpp| gzj| rsq| hnh| ncn| slm| zbc| brh| oqe| wkz| nxm| xeq| uqc| fqc| fgu| wuj| lmq| cez| lss| udx| fgm| kby| uxn| kjp| sui| urw| gpu| tpe| tkb| ytm| uvp| drd| kfk| roq| qmz| aal| ral| xob| xdv| ahm| opd| azy| ffr| owj| ijx| lqh| nfm| gvt| wys| nlf|