Nadia camukova biography

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American electrochemical engineer Libb Thims took an unorthodox approach when he set out to rank the smartest people of all time.

Thims first compiled a list of people with IQ scores over 200 as a matter of curiosity. Anything over 130 is extremely high, though it should be noted that IQ tests are a highly imprecise and controversial measure.

Later, Thims ranked everybody who had a strong aptitude, marked capacity, or heightened inclination in some area that coupled with their IQ would make them worthy of the title genius.

Not wanting to exclude any geniuses who existed before IQ tests were invented, Thims referred to IQ ratings based on the Cox methodology, which predicts IQ based on how much people accomplished every 10 years of their lives. Thims then adjusted the IQ scores he thought were inaccurate by reading through many of th

Nadia Camukova is a controversial figure in the world of geniuses. She has claimed to have the highest IQ in the world, as determined by the Brain Research Institute in Moscow, and to be a college professor. However, many questions have been raised about the validity of her claims.

Reports have indicated that Camukova taught at Bahcesehir University in Turkey and claimed to be fluent in seven languages, including Russian, English, French, German, Arabic, and Persian, as well as eight Turkish dialects. She has also claimed to have photographic memory, to have memorized 300 pages of a book in one hour, and to have known 300 books by heart.

According to Camukova, she began speaking at one year old, reading and writing at two, and enrolled in college and medical school before the age of 15. It was also reported that she suffered a brain hemorrhage at the age of 23 due to excessive studying.

Camukova has claimed that her father is a lawyer, judge, and advisor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and that her mother is a neurosurgeon. However, some have cast doubt on these claims

Nadia Camukova is a very interesting case in the Geniuses world: For a long period of time Nadia claimed to be a college professor who was determined by the Brain Research Institute in Moscow to have the highest IQ in the world. Nevertheless, many doubts were raised around Nadia's claims. So who is Nadia?

Is Nadia as brilliant as Einstein? a true synonym for a genius.

As a prodigy as Brielle Milla? The wonder child that astonished the world with her brightness.

Is her IQ really 200 - as Nadia claimed with no actual proof? 

How come so many people believed her to be a genius while others were sure she is a crook?

It was reported that Nadia has taught at the Bahcesehir University in Turkey and that she can speak seven languages (Russian, English, French, several Turkish dialects, German, Arabic, and Persian) and eight Turkish dialects. 

In Turkey she became a poster girl for local genius - covered constantly by local media and presented as a Russian-Turkish genius, stating, for example, she can memorate 300 book pages in an hour due to her photographic memory as we

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