15 Most Famous Child Geniuses

By siliconindia | Friday, 08 March 2013, 13:17 Hrs

#2 Colin Carlson

Known to be the environmentalist boy genius, Colin Carlson graduated from Stanford University Online High School by the age of 11. When he was nine years old, he started taking college credit courses at the University of Connecticut and enrolled in the university full-time as a sophomore, at 12.

In 2011, Carlson held a 3.9 grade point average as a dual-degree honors student in ecology and evolutionary biology and environmental studies. Besides, he interned with the Sierra Club, founded an environmental organization and testified before the state legislature.

#1 Kim-Ung Yong

Kim Ung-Yong started speaking when he was six months old and was able to raed in Korean, Japanese, German and English at the age of three. At eight, he was invited by NASA to study in United States. He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the highest IQ at 210. Kim Ung-Yong began taking courses as a guest physics student at the age of three at Hanvang University in South Korea.

When he was 16, Kim left NASA and attended a college in Korea to earn a doctorate in civil engineering. He has been an adjunct professor at Chungbuk University since 2007 and has published almost 90 papers on hydraulics in scientific journals.