UserWiki:Pen & Paper (Work in Progresses) (DON'T EDIT!!): Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 14:06, 5 May 2024

Note from Paul: I ask that you don't edit this because if you do, when I publish the finished article, the history won't account for your edit. It will just say that I created it.

William James Sidis (Partially found works of American child Prodigy; 1905-1944)

Sidis photographed for his Harvard Graduation (1914).

Status: Partially Found/Lost

William James Sidis was an American child prodigy. His monumentous intellectual abilities, coupled with a seemingly tragic life story, have attracted wide interest from scholars, scientists, and popular commentators.

Status of Lost works

The preservation of Sidis's works is sketchy. He is known to have used many pseudonyms to publish his writings, and it is unclear if some of his known writings were even published at all. Amy Wallace, the only author to write a systematic biography of Sidis, had access to some of his writings and reproduced brief quotations in her book.

such as the peridromophile, would be unlikely

Notable works

The Animate and the Inanimate (Found)

Predicted black holes

The Book of Vendergood (Lost)

appears to have been a youthful experiment.

The Vendergood language may have been inspired by Esperanto, a constructed language meant to facilitate international communication. The Esperanto movement had began in the decade's prior to Vendergood's creation, and Sidis is known to have been fluent in the language later in life. His knowledge of it may have inspired in him the novel idea of creating a language. A 19xx notes, when Sidis was xxxx, records

‎

"He has invented a universal language [Vendergood] which, he claims, is free from the objections that have been raised against Esperanto." [Footnote: While noting it is "Simpler than Esperanto", Wallace does not specifically note any inspiration. She also does not signify if Sidis had known the language at that age.]‎

It is of interest not only as an example of Sidis's precocity, but as one of the earliest examples of a constructed language.

Peridromiphile

trivial subject (Adoxography).

The Peace Path=

Other lost works

Work	Status	Note
Untitled Atlantis Work	Lost	Note	Untitled Atlantis Work	Lost	Note

Significance

The significance of Sidis's output is multiple. Commentators[footnote,] on Sidis

―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――

Early computer programs
- Alan Turing's Turbochamp

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-'''The 1924 British Everest expedition''' was the nd/rd expedition with the intent of successfully scaling Mount Everest.
+'''Note from Paul''': I ask that you don't edit this because if you do, when I publish the finished article, the history won't account for your edit. It will just say that I created it.
-==The Expedition==
+<big><big><big>William James Sidis (Partially found works of American child Prodigy; 1905-1944)</big></big></big>
-The expedition began after [] with approximately [] people taking part. George Mallory, who had taken part in both previous attempts, was also a member. Mallory would form a bond with fellow member Andrew Irvine, an inexperienced climber but gifted repairman and sportsman.
-Irvine and Mallory began their final attempt at reaching the summit on []. []. The duo was reportedly last sighted through a telescope by at roughly [] meters by []. The validity of []'s account has been the subject of debate. Whether or not the duo successfully reached the summit has been heavily debated as well.
+{{InfoboxLost
+|title=<center>Short Subject</center>
+|image=William James Sidis 1914.jpg
+|imagecaption=Sidis photographed for his Harvard Graduation (1914).
+|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found/Lost'''</span>
+}}
-==Fate of the Duo==
+William James Sidis was an American child prodigy. His monumentous intellectual abilities, coupled with a seemingly tragic life story, have attracted wide interest from scholars, scientists, and popular commentators.
-Mallory's corpse was discovered in 1999 after extensive search efforts
-===Discovery of Mallory's body===
-[[File:Mallory.jpg|thumb|195px|right|Mallory's corpse as it was discovered in 1999.]]
-], [], reported that he came across a corpse wearing disintegrating clothing of European nationality with a wound in his forehead. A body of the same description was identified as Mallory after the aforementioned search efforts were conducted.
-==Arguments Against a Successful Ascent==
+==Status of Lost works==
-===Quality of Clothing===
-It was once a common argument that the clothing which the duo wore during their journey wasn't of the required quality for a successful summit to be possible. In 2001, Graham Hoyland climbed roughly 21,000 feet in a set of scientifically engineered replicas of the duo's clothing and stated that it was incredibly comfortable and was quite efficient. Graham and his associates concluded that the equipment was "perfectly adequate for a summit bid".
+The preservation of Sidis's works is sketchy. He is known to have used many pseudonyms to publish his writings, and it is unclear if some of his known writings were even published at all. Amy Wallace, the only author to write a systematic biography of Sidis, had access to some of his writings and reproduced brief quotations in her book.
-==Claims of a Successful Ascent==
+such as the peridromophile, would be unlikely
-====<big>Supposed Evidence of Successful Ascent</big>====
-Several pieces of supposed evidence have been put forward in arguments that the duo had been successful in their accent to the summit.
-*
+==Notable works==
-*
+===The Animate and the Inanimate (Found)===
-===Cameras===
-reported that while he lent his Kodak vest pocket camera to the duo. It has been stated that, had they reached the summit, they would photograph their success as evidence.
-====<big>Fate Of The Camera</big>====
+Predicted black holes
-It has been long discussed whether if the camera has been rusted open and the film inside has been destroyed or if it was lost or destroyed during the journey.
-=====<big><big>Rusting</big></big>=====
+===The Book of Vendergood (Lost)===
-[], a long-time researcher on the subject, has stated his belief that rather than rusting open, the film containers shall have rusted closed, further protecting the film.
-==Reports of Irvine's corpse==
+appears to have been a youthful experiment.
-*
-* [], a Chinese climber, reported seeing the body of a European at roughly during his[]. When asked how he identified the nationality, he responded, "He was wearing braces". Irvine was reported to be wearing braces at the time of the attempt.
+The Vendergood language may have been inspired by Esperanto, a constructed language meant to facilitate international communication. The Esperanto movement had began in the decade's prior to Vendergood's creation, and Sidis is known to have been fluent in the language later in life. His knowledge of it may have inspired in him the novel idea of creating a language. A 19xx notes, when Sidis was xxxx, records
-* [] reported that he had approached a corpse wearing heavily deteriorated clothing of European origin. The body was
-==References==
+‎<blockquote>"He has invented a universal language [Vendergood] which, he claims, is free from the objections that have been raised against Esperanto." [Footnote: While noting it is "Simpler than Esperanto", Wallace does not specifically note any inspiration. She also does not signify if Sidis had known the language at that age.]‎</blockquote>
-{{reflist}}
-[[category:Miscellaneous lost medial|E]]
+It is of interest not only as an example of Sidis's precocity, but as one of the earliest examples of a constructed language.
-[[category:Historicala|E]]
-[[category:Lost recordings of real incidentsl|E]]
-[[category:Existence unconfirmedl|E]]
+===Peridromiphile===
+trivial subject (Adoxography).
+===The Peace Path====
+==Other lost works==
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+|-
+! style="background-color:green" | Work
+! style="background-color:green" | Status
+! style="background-color:green" | Note
+|-
+|Untitled Atlantis Work||Lost||Note
+|Untitled Atlantis Work||Lost||Note
+|}
+==Significance==
+The significance of Sidis's output is multiple. Commentators[footnote,] on Sidis
+―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――
+<big>Next</big>
+* Early computer programs
+** Alan Turing's Turbochamp