Talen t is intellectual power that manifests through the will and active force.Genius is derived from genial nature from spirit of pleasure and pain.
Thomas De Quincey distinguished talent from genius by stating that talent is doing easily what is difficult for others, while genius is doing easily what is impossible for others. In other words, talent involves skill and proficiency in a particular area, whereas genius involves exceptional creative or intellectual ability that goes beyond skill and proficiency.
Thomas Middleton Stuart has written: 'An inaugural essay on genius and its diseases' -- subject(s): Genius, Health and hygiene, Genius and mental illness 'An inaugural essay on genius and its diseases' -- subject(s): Genius, Health and hygiene, Genius and mental illness
According to Thomas Edison, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."
He was referred to as a genius by several, but it doesn't seem to be recorded that he had an above average IQ.
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Thomas Edison said genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
Intuition.
He was a genius!
Thank you for the compliment, but I must clarify that the phonograph was actually invented by Thomas Edison in 1877. I have not contributed to the invention of the phonograph.
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Thomas Edison
"Genius is one percent inspiration 99%perspiration".