Often called “the smartest man in the world,” Chris Langan has an IQ of 195 and has authored many papers on theoretical physics. His work goes unpublished however, and he has never been able to earn a college degree. Gladwell argues that Langan’s genius didn’t guarantee him success, and that other factors (like his childhood and background) made it difficult for him to achieve his full potential.
Chris Langan Quotes in Outliers
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[Oppenheimer] possessed the kind of savvy that allowed him to get what he wanted from the world.
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Chris Langan Quotes in Outliers
The Outliers quotes below are all either spoken by Chris Langan or refer to Chris Langan. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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[Oppenheimer] possessed the kind of savvy that allowed him to get what he wanted from the world.
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