The smartest prodigies in history

The world has witnessed the emergence of many prodigies, their talents and intellect are revealed from an early age, far beyond human imagination. Many of them have become great people who have contributed significantly to the change of the world.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Composer from age 6

The musical talent of the legendary Austrian composer was quickly revealed after being born. At the age of 3, Mozart was able to play the Clavico (a piano-like form, with a smaller size), and by the age of 6, this genius musician had written the first chord, followed by was the first symphony at age 8 and opera at the age of 12.

At the age of 5, Mozart performed piano at the University of Salzburg (Austria) and a year later performed at the Royal Palace in Austria's capital Vienna. At the age of 14, Mozart was invited to Italy to compose Opera music here. Mozart died at the age of 35 and left more than 600 different works.

William Rowan Hamilton - Multilingual house up to 5 years old

Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1805, William Rowan Hamilton showed his superhuman intelligence very soon, when he was 5 years old, he was able to speak fluently in Latin, Greek and Jewish. At the age of 13, this future mathematician was able to speak 13 different languages, including Sanskrit, Persian, Italian, Arabic, Syrian, Indian dialect .

Rowan Hamilton not only showed his level of language skills, but also showed his mathematical talent early on. At the age of 15, Hamilton discovered errors while studying the work of the famous French mathematician Pierre Simon.

Rowan Hamilton made many contributions to the development of the theory of dynamics and quaternions, a method used for three-dimensional space in mathematics. He was the greatest mathematician to be knighted in Ireland in 1835 and died in 1865.

Pablo Picasso - The greatest artist of the 20th century

Born in 1881 in Spain, Pablo Picasso developed his painting skills very early on, with the help of his father and artist, at the age of 15, Picasso showed his oil painting. in Barcelona, ​​called 'The First Communion'.

The following year, the 'Science and benevolence' painting helped Picasso win a gold medal in the art painting competition in Malaga (Spain) and helped him to appear as a guest of honor at National exhibition of fine arts takes place in the capital of Madrid this year.

In the early 20th century, Picasso founded the art of stereoscopic painting and continued to create masterpieces for today. This genius painter died in France in 1973.

William James Sidis - The smartest person in world history

From the age of 8, William James Sidis proved his natural mathematical talents by developing a new logarithm table based on the number 12 and had a lecture at Harvard University a year later.

The math prodigy also set a world record for the youngest to study and graduate from college, when he entered Harvard University at the age of 11 and graduated five years later.

Sidis is considered to be the smartest person ever to live on earth, with IQ estimates ranging from 250-300.

Before revealing mathematical talent, Sidis learned how to read and quickly mastered 8 different languages ​​and started writing books at the age of 7.

After a childhood with unbelievable experiences, Sidis went through a quite calm adulthood. After growing up, the press never stopped chasing him, but Sidis was determined to find privacy. He gave up mathematics and switched to writing books. In 1925, he published a book on cosmology in which he predicted black holes in the universe. Sidis died of brain hemorrhage in 1944.

Shakuntala Devi - India's 'Mathematical Wizard'

Born in 1939 in Bangalore, India, the son of an animal educator, Shakuntala Devi started falling in love with numbers through cards that she used to play with her father since she was 3 years old.

The nickname 'computer man' and 'mathematical witch' was attributed to Devi after she demonstrated her superior mathematical skills at the University of Mysore and Annamalai as a child.

Devi's talent has earned her numerous honors in the Guinness Book of Records , for example, when she can calculate the result of a 23-digit 201-digit number .

In 2006, Devi published the book titled 'Fairyland of Numbers', writing about the story of a little girl expressing love for numbers, which is also the story of her life.

Robert James Fischer - The youngest chess grandmaster in the world

In 1957, Robert 'Bobby' Fischer became the world chess champion since the age of 14, and was the youngest grandmaster to win the prestigious tournament. A year later, Fischer continued to break a new record when he became the youngest grandmaster in the world, at the age of 15.

Earlier, at the age of 13, Fischer played a black chess game and won the American Grandmaster Donald Byrne. This game was later chosen as the 'century game'.

In 1972, Robert Fischer was ranked highest in chess history, with FIDE ranking reaching 2785.

In 1992, Fischer fought a chess game with the Russian grandmaster Spassky in Yugoslavia, who was then embargoed by the United Nations, which made Fischer illegal and had to avoid the authorities throughout. The next 12 years, before being arrested in 2004 in Japan. After that, Fischer was released in 2005 and granted citizenship. Fischer died in Iceland in 2008.

Theodore Kaczynski - From Harvard's young bachelor to terrorism

Born in 1942, Theodore Kaczynski is known as the "Unabomber" , famous as a prodigy and allowed to study at Harvard University since he was 16 years old. Before that, Kaczynski had a IQ of 167 when he was in grade 5.

After graduating from Harvard, Kaczynski continued to receive a degree in mathematics at the University of Michigan, where his doctoral thesis was so complicated that the professors there had to admit that they did not really understand it. .

At 25, Kaczynski became the youngest professor at the University of California, but resigned two years later, moved to live with his parents and eventually lived in a secluded cabin in the forest. Kaczynski decided to start a letter bombing campaign after seeing the wasteland around his house destroyed by development.

For nearly 20 years, from 1978 to 1995, Kaczynski sent 16 mail bombs to various targets, including universities, airlines . killed 3 people and injured 23 people.

The FBI listed Kaczynski in one of the 100 most dangerous criminals and conducted a rigorous investigation. Kaczynski is currently under a life sentence without parole after being arrested in 1995.

Kim Ung-Young - Participate in college classes from the age of 3

At the age of 3, Kim Ung-Yong began taking physics classes as a guest student at Hanyang University, South Korea. By the age of 8, Kim was invited by the US space agency NASA to study in the United States.

Born in 1962, this young prodigy started talking at 4 months, and 2 years later was able to read Japanese, Korean, German and English. Kim Ung-Yong was given the Guinness Book of Records to award the title of the highest IQ, with 210 points.

At the age of 16, Kim left NASA and decided to return to college in Korea and received a doctorate in civil engineering. Kim has been a professor at Chungbuk University (Korea) since 2007 and has published over 90 different articles in scientific journals.

Gregory Smith - 4 times nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

In 1999, 10-year-old Gregory Smith received a four-year scholarship from Randolph-Macon University, worth $ 70,000. Later, Gregory graduated with honors at this university, majoring in science, history and biology.

Two years later, Smith was met by former US President Bill Clinton, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and gave a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, which was then added to the list for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Smith then went on to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize three more times, for his humanitarian work in East Timor, Sao Paolo, Rwanda and Kenya.

At the age of 16, Smith went on to enroll at Virginia College, to study for a doctorate in mathematics, aerospace engineering, international relations and biomedical research.

Colin Carlson - The boy genius to protect the environment

Colin Carlson taught himself to read and write since he was a toddler , then graduated from Stanford University's online high school at 11 years old.

At the age of 9, Carlson began taking courses at the University of Connecticut, then enrolled in formal schooling here at 12 years old. The boy is currently gaining excellent average grades in ecology, evolutionary biology and environmental studies.

Now Carlson has established and operated an environmental organization, with activities and campaigns to protect the environment, against global warming.

Jacob Barnett - The boy has a higher IQ than Einstein

At the age of 8, Jacob Barnett began attending Indiana University. With an IQ of 170, even higher than genius scientist Albert Einstein , according to top professors at Indiana University, he believes that he will win a Nobel Prize in the future.

Although suffering from autism is mild, this does not seem to affect the boy's intellect. According to Jacob's mother, her son was able to solve algebra, trigonometry and geometry problems after only 2 weeks of studying and learning these subjects himself.

Since enrolling at the University of Indinana, Jacob is attending advanced astrophysics classes and studying Einstein's theory of relativity. Jacob Barnett said he was ambitious to discover the secret of the Big Bang explosion theory , the explosion believed to be the origin of the universe.

Akrit Jaswal - 7-year-old surgeon

Born in 1993, right from the age of 7, Akrit Jaswal was able to hold a scalpel for the first operation, became a surgeon and was the youngest student in India.

At the age of 13, Arkit had an IQ of 146, and was considered to have the highest IQ in teens in India, a country of 1 billion people. Akrit's bedroom was filled with books on medicine, and his interest was to argue politics with older people a lot.

At the age of 17, Arkit can speak four languages ​​and is completing a master's degree in applied chemistry.