35 MAN'S "GOLDEN AGE."

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 117, 19 May 1936, Page 11

35 MAN'S "GOLDEN AGE."

Thirty-five is the "golden age" of man. This conclusion has been reached by Professor Harvey Lehman, of Ohio (U.S.A.)' University, following research into' records of 1264 people famous m many walks of life.. He says that poets and astronomers are _ the only exceptions. Poets reach their peak of expression in the "twenties," while the. latter are at their best any time after 40. The study was made by Professor: Lehman with a view to settling the long standing controversy as to what time of life is the best for creative work. He investigated the records of 244 chemists, 103 mathematicians, 90 physicists, 03 astronomers, 402 inventors, 220 fiction, writers and 52 poets ranging in ago from 12 (a poet) to 89 (an astronomer). Poets did the bulk of their creative work between 22 and 35, physicists between 30 and 34, mathematicians between 28 and 38, chemists between 27 and 39. The 402 inventors, on an average, were at the height of their power.? at 35. The inquiry did not embrace' careers of business men. The professor concedes that in this class executive ability becomes most powerful in the "forties" and "fifties."