why was Albert Einstein more intelligent than a common man?

Answer 1

Einstein's genius was his ability to see things in an entirely independent way from other people. He was unconstrained by even the most ingrained prejudices of "common sense" like the absolute nature of time. This independence was, imho, largely the result of general disregard for academic "authorities" due to bad experiences with the rigid German academic institutions he was educated in (eventually taken over by the Nazis). Also responsible was his detachment from others to the point where some today consider that he had Asperger's syndrome (a form of autism).

Even though his theories are couched in pure mathematics, he was not a mathematical genius. The heart of special relativity is the Lorentz transformation that he borrowed from, well, Lorentz. SR can be learned by a Freshman physics major. General relativity has harder math. Einstein had to struggle for years to master the *pre-existing* tensor formalism so that he could develop it. In both cases, it was the original *concepts* that were revolutionary.

Answer 2

No one knows for sure, the whole we use 10 percent of our brain thing is an old wives tale, and has been disproved based on the electric activity in our brains. Most of our brains are used for motor functions, and senses.

In my little opinion, its a simple answer. People are wired differently than others. People learn things differently than others. Example: if you put 2 people learning the exact same things, at the exact same times, you are going to get 2 different degrees of student- the education system is a prime example, you got a class room full of kids, studying the same subject, and when tested, very seldom are 2 tests ever alike.

Everyone has special skills or talents that they are better at than other people. Einstein's gift is and will always be WAY over my head. But, I promise you , me you, and lots of other people are better at some things than Einstein himself were.

We all have gifts- some just need to find theirs.

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The answer about the extra fold in his brain : doctors have since said, that our brains create them based on our activity- the brain is a muscle- the more we exercise it the stronger it gets, it creates ripples and folds based on the use of the muscle.

Answer 3

I've read articles that have said he had an extra fold in his cerebral cortex which may give a physical explanation for his mathematical talents. It was described as a rare mutation, but not impossible. I think that once we come to a better understanding of the brain and how it works we will better understand why some people can be so talented in a single area like math or music...think of all those virtuosos out there! They just may be the "lucky" recipients of a genetically different variety of brain, raised in a supportive environment with opportunities to develop.
What really makes me wonder is this: How many of these geniuses are out there and go unrecognized simply because of the ignorance of people around them or oppressive political or economic situations...?

Answer 4

Einstein wasn't more intelligent, he just had a different way of looking at things. An average person uses 10% of their brains, some say taht he used more. He always thought out of the box and used his imagination. one of his quotes say: imagination is more important than knowledge. Einstein also didnt care about what the world thought of him, he was crazy in many ways...but a genius for sure

Answer 5

It wasn't that he was necessarily more intelligent, it was that he was able to look at things from such a differnt perspective. He was thinking outside the box before anyone even knew there WAS a box. Intelligence is not really sucha n issue. I man I nko people with IQ's upwards of 140 that can't figure out how to program their cell phone and i know people of supposedly average intelligence that could ahck NORAD. It isn't about intelligence, it's about understanding.

Answer 6

Albert Einstein "make good use of his commonsense"; He said "GOD doesn't PLAY DICES" when he finally observed and came to realization how "beautifully and infinitely fine tuned the universe is."
It has been reported that Albert "had insisted that his brain should be used for research and that he be cremated" and the result of such inquiries added more speculations than clarity about the prowess he had on the subject of physics.

Answer 7

Einstein did not consider himself smarter than other men, his theories were based on a love of the subjects he studied and alot of hard work

Answer 8

Einstein was one of the nerds at school.
he just looked at things from a different perspective...
he hated publicity
he used his soap as shaving cream...he lived a very simple life....

Answer 9

He was not a common man.

Answer 10

he had a slightly smaller brain then the average man, but he also had a slightly bigger thing in his head... i don't know what it is called