In 1986, the Guinness Book of Records included a mention of the person with the highest intelligence quotient (IQ) in the world.
Oddly enough, the person who received this “title” was neither a scientist nor a political figure.
The record holder was the American writer and journalist Marilyn vos Savant.
Biography of the owner of the highest IQ
Marilyn vos Savant was born in the American state of Missouri in 1946.
In 1956, she took her first intelligence test (the Stanford-Binet scale).
The result was 228. This figure is phenomenal not only for a 10-year-old child, but also for an adult.
But it is worth emphasizing that the statement about this result was made by Savant herself.
As an adult, she underwent another test. This is the Academician Heflin test.
A result of 186 was recorded, which is also serious. The fact is that any indicator above 140 indicates, according to the scale, a very high level of intelligence. Any indicator within 90-120 points is considered normal.
In 1986, Marilyn vos Savant was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as having the highest IQ in the world.
However, three years later the American woman's name disappeared from the directory.
Perhaps this is due to the impossibility of accurately determining IQ and the difficulty of identifying a clear "leader". After all, there are different tests. Marilyn vos Savant showed different results: 167, 186, 218, 228.
It is also worth emphasizing that a phenomenally high IQ does not mean that its owner can be confidently called a genius. After all, there is simply no truly objective way to assess how smart a person is.
