I have never seen anything about how good Einstein's memory was. Did he know all fifty states and their capitals? I don't know. But he had the ability to detect patterns that others did not. Memory and intelligence are not synonymous.
I do. THE ANSWER IS NO........There were only 48 states when Einstein was live......
Einstein had a terrible memory when it came to things he placed no importance upon, like changing out of his pajamas and into a suit of clothes before leaving the house, wearing shoes, that sort of mundane thing, lol.
On the other hand, an eidetic memory is an indication of a certain sort of high intelligence, and is usually found among those who are at least “bright,” but memory in and of itself is typically not all that great of an indicator of intelligence, imho.
Don’t know if it’s true but I once read that Einstein never memorized anything he could look up easily, like telephone numbers he could get from a phone book.
And analyzing and understanding patters is extremely important. The ability to see ‘patterns’ extends to the ability to understand exactly what those patterns represent and it is the understanding which is important.
I hated high school but I had one of the highest IQs in the school. I got a peek at it when a counselor briefly left the room while discussing future classes with me.
I was rated at either 148 or 184, I an not sure of the sequence. After I graduated high school I enlisted in the Army to play in the 5th Army band. While in the Army I took the GED test as part of a college prep analysis to determine if I should go to college or just forget about it.
The lowest I scored in any category was within the top 3% of everyone who had ever taken the test before me. In most categories I was within the top 1%.
During my three year enlistment the Army kept trying to send me to OCS but I had enlisted ONLY to play in the 5th.