10 Most Intelligent People

By siliconindia   |   Monday, 28 November 2011, 16:08 IST   |    9 Comments
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3. Akrit Jaswal:

Born on 23rd April, 1993, Jaswal has an IQ of 146. At the age of 4, when all other children learn ABC, he used to read Shakespeare and medical textbooks. He never attended Medical School, but yet is known as a physician. When he was 7, he met an 8-year-old girl whose fingers had been burnt as a baby and fused together. That same year he performed an operation to separate her fingers.

Akrit developed a passion for science and anatomy at an early age. Doctors at local hospitals took notice and started allowing him to observe surgeries when he was 6 years old. Inspired by what he saw, Akrit read everything he could on the topic.

Jaswal's main field of emphasis is medicine, and he has mastered many disciplines through his practice of studying for one hour each day. He says concentration is successful to success in any endeavor, no matter what type. Akrit says he has millions of medical ideas, but he's currently focused on developing a cure for cancer. "I've developed a concept called oral gene therapy on the basis of my research and my theories," he says. "I'm quite dedicated towards working on this mechanism."

At age 11, Akrit was admitted to Punjab University. He's the youngest student ever to attend an Indian university. That same year, he was also invited to London's famed Imperial College to exchange ideas with scientists on the cutting edge of medical research. Currently, Akrit is presently pursuing bachelor’s degrees in zoology, botany and chemistry. Someday, he hopes to study at Harvard University.