Intelligence A Brief History

MICHAEL MASTERSON has developed a loyal following through his writings in Early to Rise (www.earlytorise.com), an e-newsletter published by Agora, Inc. that mentors more than 160,000 success-oriented individuals to help them achieve their financial goals. Masterson has been making money for himself and others for almost four decades. At one time or another, he's owned and run multi-million dollar companies that were public/private, onshore/overseas, local/international, service-/product-oriented, retail/wholesale/direct mail, and even profit/not-for-profit. Masterson is the author of the "Wall Street Journal" bestsellers "Automatic Wealth: The Six Steps to Financial Independence"; "Automatic Wealth for Grads . . . and Anyone Else Just Starting Out"; "Power and Persuasion: How to Command Success in Business and Your Personal Life" (all published by Wiley); and "Confessions of a Self-Made Millionaire."

Anna T. Cianciolo is the Senior Research Scientist at Global Information Systems Technology, Inc. in Champaign, IL and a former postdoctoral associate in the PACE Center at Yale University. Her current research focuses on individual differences in intellectual capability and their role in knowledge acquisition and the development of skilled performance.

Robert J. Sternberg is Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University and Director of the Center for the Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise. He was the 2003 President of the American Psychological Association and is an internationally recognized authority in the field of intelligence and creativity and the author of over 1,000 journal articles, book chapters, and books.