Jules Verne Jules Verne incorporated his passion for geography into his writing. His extraordinary view of the world continues to capture our imagination. His works include A Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864) and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870). Jules Verne is believed to have had ADD. Louis Pasteur Among this French chemist’s discoveries in the late 1800s are the process of pasteurization and the rabies vaccine. Pasteur’s scientific insights helped make the world a safer place. He had ADD. Henry David Thoreau This American author and naturalist depicted the beauty of the world through his poetry and essays. This brilliant writer had ADD. Thoreau’s experiences living in a cabin on Walden Pond inspired his masterpiece, Walden (1854). What do your kids think? Ask your kids if they can think of any famous people who have high naturalistic intelligence. Start them off with a few familiar names:
Source: Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom by Thomas Armstrong (ASCD 1994)
