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Dr. Howard Gardner was the first to suggest the theory of Multiple Intelligence in 1983. This theory suggests that the traditional grading for one's IQ, which was mostly based on linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligence, was too limited. Instead, Gardner proposes eight different categorizes of intelligent to account for a broader grading system of human intelligence. Moreover, he proposes that each areas of intelligence can have no relations with the other. This idea was highly accepted after another study of the Savant Syndrome. Savant Syndrome, which was formally called idiot savant, is a child that has an amazing memory that is very focused in one area. These children would be called a genius or prodigy in one subject area while mentally challenged with the rest. This genetic disease was able to prove Gardner's theory that an area of intelligence can have no relations with the other.
Gardner's definition of intelligence is a person's ability to create a product or offer......

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