12-year-old prodigy graduates from university, proving Albert Einstein 'wrong'

Boy William Maillis completed high school at the age of 9 and graduated from university 3 years later. He aims to get a doctorate at the age of 18, to use science to refute some of the theories of scientists Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

In the summer of 2018, a small boy stepped up to the podium, adjusted the microphone angle and read a Bible verse in Greek before quoting a quote from famous French philosopher René Descartes.

That's how 9-year-old William Maillis started his graduation speech at Penn-Trafford High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA).

Three years later, at age 12, William graduated from St. Petersburg. The American prodigy has challenged conventional age norms with remarkable academic achievements.

Child prodigy William Maillis graduated from college at the age of 12.

Proficient in calculus, wrote a book at age 2

William's superior intelligence began to manifest itself from his early years. The boy born in 2007 showed curiosity and a natural aptitude for learning. The parents recognized their son's special abilities early and always supported and encouraged him, fostering an environment conducive to intellectual development and exploration.

William spoke in complete sentences when he was 7 months old. The boy knew how to do addition at 21 months - that is, less than 2 years old - and multiply and divide at 2 years old. In addition, William also read all the children's books and wrote his own book called 'Happy Cat' , according to the Tampa Bay Times.

At age 4, William learned algebra, sign language, and how to read Greek. In elementary schools, algebra was not formally studied until at least the 5th grade, and by the time he was 5, he had read the entire 209-page geometry textbook in one night and woke up to solve the problems. Calculate the perimeter the next morning.

'Turn everything into a game,' father William said of parenting, describing how their refrigerator door was covered with magnetic letters and numbers that his son would arrange into words or phrases. problem.

A YouTube video posted by his father shows 4-year-old William solving math equations. He also confidently explained the lack of life on Mars. William's voice sounded like any child's, his words coming out with a drawl. But what the boy was saying was far beyond the innocence in his voice.

Ohio State University psychology professor Joanne Ruthsatz, who has studied William, declared him a genius, saying the odds of children like him are about 1 in 10 million.

'Prodigies are always motivated to do things beyond the ordinary. They are very interested in the bigger 'picture' of humanity ," the psychology professor said. University "seems to be a better place for them. People are more accepting."

Want to prove God exists using science

"How old are you?" That is a constant question that William receives in university lectures. "Are you really serious about going to college?" . However, the professors quickly realized that the boy was very independent and led the class.

The 12-year-old boy also impressed a history professor by giving a thorough lecture about World War I as the most influential event of the 20th century.

William wanted to prove that God exists through science.

At an age when most children are engrossed in video games, William Maillis spends his time studying science, exploring and examining the flaws in Stephen Hawking's view that God does not exist.

In fact, William's desire to become an astrophysicist stems from his own strong belief because he disagrees with some of the theories of scientists Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking about black holes , and at the same time have their own ideas to prove the existence of the universe.

'Hawking's theory is that gravity would have no cause, gravity could not create something.' William argued that gravity is just a force and cannot create anything on its own. Gravity needs something to act on to have any effect. So, if there is nothing for gravity to act on, nothing will happen. In other words, nothing added does not mean nothing.

William Maillis set his sights on earning a doctorate at the age of 18, wanting to use his scientific expertise to prove the existence of God. He believes that science and religion do not cancel each other, believing that a higher force created the universe.

William's parents shared that they never pushed their son to study. 'We are normal people,' his father explained. 'You are a normal child. I'm just like any other 10 year old child. William likes sports, TV shows, computers and video games like everyone else.'

When it comes to his genius title, William Maillis said he feels no different from his peers. He said: 'I'm gifted at what I'm gifted at and other people are gifted at other things' .