Did Albert Einstein say Nikola Tesla was the smartest person?

Einstein was once asked what it was like to be the smartest man alive. He replied “I don’t know, you’ll have to ask Nikola Tesla.” There is absolutely no doubt that Nikola Tesla was one of the greatest inventors ever. His endeavours dictated the electrical revolution which would allow it to run todays modern world.

Who is the smartest person in the world according to Einstein?

1. Johann Goethe. Considered by Einstein to be “the last man in the world to know everything,” Goethe was a German polymath who founded the science of human chemistry and developed one of the earliest known theories of evolution. His estimated IQ scores range from 210 to 225 by different measures.

Who is intelligent Einstein or Tesla?

Tesla invented equipment that at least 4 Nobel laureates used to win a Nobel Prize. Einstein’s work was theoretical. Tesla’s was practical. Einstein was well educated.

Is it true that Jimi Hendrix said Einstein is the smartest man?

Highly unlikely, and even if it was said, it would have been sarcastic. In addition, this supposed quote is extremely similar to another rumored quote, but instead of Einstein asking about being the smartest man alive, it was Jimmy Hendrix and the world’s greatest guitarist. Jimi Hendrix was on the Tonight Show one time in the late 60s.

What did Albert Einstein say to Nikola Tesla in 1931?

When Tesla on the cover of Time magazine in 1931 Einstein was asked for a quote. As an eminent pioneer in the realm of high frequency currents… I congratulate you on the great successes of your life’s work.

Did Tesla believe in relativity?

1 Off-topic observation, but just noticed that Wikipedia claims that Tesla didn’t believe in a lot of stuff that was generally regarded as true within his lifetime, including not just Relativity, but also quantum mechanics and even the existence of electrons (Wikipedia).

Is Albert Einstein’s famous quote a modern day Internet myth?

To tell you the honest truth, it sounds more like a modern day internet myth designed to prop up a modern-day viral champion of the people than actual words spoken by the men themselves. In fact, the first reference to the quote didn’t appear until 2010, over half a century after Einstein’s death.