When it comes to measuring intelligence, IQ (intelligence quotient) is often used as a standard. Three people who have been widely regarded as having the highest IQs in history are Marilyn vos Savant, with an IQ of 228, Terence Tao, with an IQ estimated to be between 225 and 230, and Christopher Hirata, with an IQ of 225. Marilyn vos Savant is an American author and columnist who gained national fame in 1985 when she correctly answered a question in Parade magazine's "Ask Marilyn" column that stumped many mathematicians. Terence Tao is an Australian-American mathematician who became the youngest person to receive a gold medal from the International Mathematical Olympiad at the age of 13. Christopher Hirata is an American astrophysicist and cosmologist who, at the age of 16, became the youngest American to win a gold medal in the International Physics Olympiad.
Keywords: IQ, intelligence quotient, Marilyn vos Savant, Terence Tao, Christopher Hirata, highest IQs, American author, mathematician, gold medal, International Mathematical Olympiad, astrophysicist, cosmologist, International Physics Olympiad.
Sources:
"What is the highest IQ ever recorded?" BBC Future, 7 Apr. 2021, www.bbc.com/future/article/20210406-what-is-the-highest-iq-ever-recorded.
"Marilyn vos Savant." Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 9 Nov. 2020, www.britannica.com/biography/Marilyn-vos-Savant.
"Terence Tao." Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 21 Apr. 2021, www.britannica.com/biography/Terence-Tao.
"Christopher Hirata." Institute for Advanced Study, www.ias.edu/scholars/christopher-hirata.
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