Of course, Kaczynski’s name now rings a bell for nothing to do with mathematics at all. By 26, Kaczynski was a professor at the prestigious University of California at Berkley. Kaczynski skipped grades and attended Harvard University at age 16. In the movie Good Will Hunting, a reference is made to Ted Kaczynski’s (born 1942) mathematical genius. Accepted into Harvard University at 16 IQ Score: 167 Theodore “Ted” KaczynskiĬhildhood Accomplishment: Mathematical Genius. Take some consolation, there is still the fact that you get to enjoy SpongeBob Squarepants. Chances are you will never accomplish in a lifetime a fraction of what Mozart did before he was 18. You might as well just start memorizing Transformers episodes now. Before people today would get their driver’s license, Mozart had performed as well as composed for every major principality and throne on the continent of Europe. Before most kids today will lose their hearing to loud music, Mozart composed operas, concertos, and symphonies. When Mozart was six years old, he performed at the court of Maximilian III in Bavaria. Long before Falco recorded Rock Me Amadeus or there was an unfounded speculation about his possible murder, there was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27th, 1756 – December 5th, 1791). By 17, Mozart was the court musician at Salzburg.

Wolfgang Amadeus MozartĬhildhood Accomplishments: Composed music from the age of 5. Einstein’s elementary academic record was legendarily not stellar.

This is not a guarantee of good grades given that she is one point behind Albert Einstein. Hankins is looking forward to entering school. It is entirely possible that one days these children may figure out a way to make English cuisine taste good. Between Hankins and Roberts, we are not entirely sure what England is doing to engineer child geniuses. In 2012, 4 year old Heidi Hankins (born 2008) was also invited into MENSA. Heidi HankinsĬhildhood Accomplishment: Accepted into MENSA at 4 years old. Elise’s parents want to keep her ‘grounded.’ We are assuming ‘grounded’ would mean not becoming an interplanetary super villain. According to her parents, Elise’s favorite game is reciting world capitals. In April of 2009, North London resident Elise Tan Roberts (born 2007) became the youngest ever member of MENSA at 2 years and 4 months old.

Elise Tan RobertsĬhildhood Accomplishment: Accepted in to MENSA at 2 years and 4 months. Today, we are here to rank the top ten childhood geniuses and then duck while reading the comments section. For every person who has their own personal triangle, there is a comedian who made a national catchphrase out of “And away we go.” We throw around the word ‘genius’ for everything from inventing the light bulb, an IQ over 200, to even the subtle complexities of the ‘Tampa 2 Defense.’ Top Tenz is here to answer the tough questions. The term ‘genius’ can encompass a number of things.

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