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  Bio of William Sidis
Boris Sidis, the eminent psychologist who is the boy's father, is said to regard his son's achievements as indicating that by proper methods of instruction several years could be cut off from the time actually employed in bringing boys up to the college or university stage.
Sidis, William "A Remark on the Occurrence of
James Thurber, was central to a famous US Supreme Court decision in 1941.
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 William James Sidis Encyclopedia @ AlienArtifacts.com (Alien Artifacts)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
William James Sidis (April 1, 1898–July 17, 1944) was a highly gifted mathematician and a child prodigy in the United States of America in the early 20th century.
Sidis was born to Russian Jewish immigrant parents, Boris Sidis and Sarah Sidis née Mandelbaum, on April 1, 1898 in New York City.
In 1919, Sidis was arrested for participating in an anti-draft May Day parade (though initially a socialist, Sidis later favored libertarianism) and sentenced to 18 months in jail under the Sedition Act of 1918 for acting as a conscientious objector.
www.alienartifacts.com /encyclopedia/William_James_Sidis   (1556 words)

  
 Boris Sidis Archives
A bitter controversy developed, and in the end he and his associates were swept from office with their work unfinished, and the institute was reorganized on a 'practical' basis.
Sidis' remark is of course unpardonable, and Prince should not have allowed it to be printed; one will be bound to ignore him in the future.
The Sidis Story by Sarah Sidis, M.D. "Most thoughtful people today have come to realize that all effective psychologists must be as much artist as scientist.
www.sidis.net /boris_sidis_archives.htm   (1823 words)

  
 The Prodigy Review - Bio: Life of William James Sidis
You may recall William James is one of Boris Sidis' most revered mentor-acquaintances and thus WJS' own mentor and namesake.
Sidis viewed monkey logic and human logic as, "two theories whose consequences are, and must be the same" via his assumption of isomorphism.) See pp.
James was the godfather of William James Sidis, the child prodigy who could speak five languages at the age of five and who thought colonial democracy came from the Indians.
www.quantonics.com /The_Prodigy_Review.html   (10358 words)

  
 William James-William James Biography
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 Famous Dead Nontheists
William H Herndon, a former law partner, wrote a biography on
Sidis was a child prodigy and a staunch atheist at age 6.
A contributor recalls reading a TV Guide article about the time a late 1970s mini-series on Moses (staring Lancaster) came on TV - apparently, in that article Lancaster was interviewed and he stated that he was an atheist.
www.jmarkgilbert.com /atheists.html   (13073 words)

  
 Social sciences - Answerbag
What are the basics of Vendergood, the language invented by William James Sidis?
Some people are more sensitive to sound and noise and the slightest sound when it continues for a period of t...
Vendergood was invented by William James Sidis when he was in pre-school.
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