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10 of the smartest children ever

At the age when most of us barely expressed ourselves coherently and began to interact with the world, a small group of children of privileged intelligence learned complex languages ​​or studied fields that we don't even imagine.Join us to know 10 of the smartest children that ever existed .

10 of the smartest children in history

In this list we could mention many more, but we have chosen these ten to give an idea of ​​the skills that have and the achievements they reach these people at a very young age .If you want to see a complete list of the most intelligent children you can see it here.

1.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

We will start with Mozart.The genius of music at 3 years already played the clavichord and at 6 he had written what would be his first music composition At the age of 5 he played piano at the University of Salzburg, at 8 he composed his first symphony and at 12 he finished his first opera.What do you think?

10 of the smartest children ever

2.William Rowan Hamilton

He was born in the capital of Ireland, Dublin, in 1805. Between 5 and 7 he managed to master Greek, Latin and Hebrew and at 13 he spoke 13 different languages ​​ between classical and modern.His interests, however, opted for the field of mathematics.At 15 years he discovered errors in the statements of the French mathematician Laplace and before finishing his university career, he was appointed Professor of Astronomy and Royal Astronomy of Ireland.

3.William James Sidis

William James Sidis is considered to be the person with the highest coefficient ever to exist (between 250 and 300). He learned to read for himself and also only managed to speak 8 languages ​​fluently.At 7 years old he had written 4 original works and was the youngest student who came to university with only 11 years .If you want to know more about this genius who was very unhappy in his personal life you can read Lifestyle's post: William James Sidis, the most intelligent and sad man in the world.

4.Kim Ung-Yong

This Korean supergenium, born in 1962, is believed to be the person with the highest intelligence coefficient on the planet. At two years I already knew how to speak and read in Japanese, Korean, German and English. A couple of years later he had added Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog and Chinese.He solved complicated mathematical problems and between the ages of 3 and 6 he attended as a guest at The physics classes at Hanyang University.Invited by NASA to the US at age 7, in 1974 I work for them while studying u career.

5.Robert James Fischer

Boby Fischer, the best chess player of all time, won the World Championship Chess with only 14 years .The following year he broke the record by becoming the youngest International Chess Master with only 15 years.He is not considered a child prodigy, but a teenage prodigy.

10 of the smartest children ever

6.Shakuntala Devi-La

This woman born in Bangalore in 1936 received the nickname of "the human computer" .At 3 years her Father, who worked in a circus, discovered his math skills when he taught him tricks with letters.He traveled all over the world doing mathematical exhibitions like "child prodigy" without having any previous instructions.

7.Michael Kearney

Kearny said his first words at 4 months and at six he told his pediatrician that he had an infection in his left ear.He is considered one of the smartest children in history. 10 months I was already reading and after 6 years I finished high school .At 10 years I graduated from the University of Alabama and at 17 I graduated from Vanderbilt.

10 of the smartest children ever

He appeared in the Guinness Book of Records as the youngest graduate yet.

8.Kathleen Holtz

She began her university studies at 10 years old , graduating first in philosophy and later in law from the University of California (UCLA).She was the youngest lawyer to pass the exams to be able to practice law in that state.

10 of the smartest children ever

9.Gregory Smith

Born in 1990, Gregory read at two years and at 10 he enrolled at the university graduating cum laude in Science and Mathematics and also in History and Biology.At 16 he received a doctorate in aerospace engineering, mathematics, international relations and also in biomedicine., its best known facet is like peace and children's rights activist. He has been nominated several times for the Nobel Peace Prize.

10 of the smartest children ever

10.Akrit Jaswal

Known as the little surgeon , he spoke at 10 months, at 5 he read Shakespeare and at 7, in the year 2000 , he performed his first surgery in which he managed to restore the movement of the hand of an 8-year-old neighborhood that had suffered a burn that left his limb seized.I entered the university to study medicine being the youngest student to He has never accepted an Indian university.

As you can see, the skills shown by these geniuses in his childhood are really amazing.If you have been interested in this article about some of the smartest children, you may want to read:

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