How a Scientist of ‘Average’ IQ Won the Nobel Prize in Physics

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0:15 Feynman’s IQ was reported to be 125 by his biographer James Gleick in his book: Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman (pg. 41)

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Articles and interviews referenced:
13:10 Tuva Online article on Michelle Feynman’s trip to Tuva http://en.tuvaonline.ru/2009/06/14/0921_michelle.html
13:21 The Los Angeles Times interview https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-20-tm-1265-story.html