Mathematics List of child prodigies

1 mathematics

1.1 born 1600–1699
1.2 born 1700–1799
1.3 born 1800–1899
1.4 born 1900–1999
1.5 born 2000–present
1.6 mental calculators

mathematics
born 1600–1699

juan caramuel y lobkowitz (1606–1682) spanish scholastic philosopher, ecclesiastic, mathematician, , writer. precocious child, delving serious problems in mathematics , publishing astronomical tables in tenth year.
blaise pascal (1623–1662) french mathematician, physicist, , religious philosopher wrote treatise on vibrating bodies @ age of nine; wrote first proof, on wall piece of coal, @ age of 11 years, , theorem age of 16 years. famous pascal s theorem , many other contributions in mathematics, philosophy, , physics.

born 1700–1799

andré-marie ampère (1775–1836) wrote treatise on conic sections @ age of 13 , mastered of known mathematics age of 18.
carl friedrich gauss (1777–1855) made first ground-breaking mathematical discoveries while still teenager. @ age of 3 watched father add accounts , corrected him.

born 1800–1899

william rowan hamilton (1805–1865), mathematician, read hebrew @ age of 7 years, , studied arabic, persian, greek, latin, syriac, sanskrit , 4 other continental languages @ age of 12 years.
Évariste galois (1811–1832), bored , rebellious lycée pupil introduced legendre s book on geometry. in words of e.t. bell he, read other boys read pirate yarn . ignoring teachers, himself sought out , studied works of lagrange , abel.
srinivasa ramanujan (1887–1920), indian mathematician , autodidact who, no formal training in pure mathematics, learned college-level mathematics age 11, , generated own theorems in number theory , bernoulli numbers age 13 (including independently re-discovering euler s identity).
norbert wiener (1894–1964) began graduate studies @ age 14 @ harvard , awarded phd @ 18 dissertation on mathematical logic.
william james sidis (1898–1944) set record in 1909 becoming youngest person enroll @ harvard college, @ age of 11 years.

born 1900–1999

from left right: gabriel carroll, reid barton, liang xiao, , zhiqiang zhang - 4 perfect scorers in 2001 international mathematical olympiad (imo).



ted kaczynski (born may 22, 1942), unabomber , child prodigy excelled academically age. kaczynski accepted harvard university @ age of 16, earned undergraduate degree, , later earned phd in mathematics university of michigan. became assistant professor @ university of california, berkeley @ age 25, resigned 2 years later.
per enflo (born 1944), swedish mathematician, piano prodigy
charles fefferman (born april 18, 1949) entered college @ age eleven, later becoming youngest full professor in united states. has won many major awards in mathematics, including fields medal.
jay luo (born 1970), received b.sc. boise state university honors in mathematics @ age of 12 become youngest university graduate in united states history.
ruth lawrence (born 1971), passed oxford university interview entrance examination in mathematics, coming first out of 530 candidates sitting examination @ age of 10. @ age of 13 became youngest graduate university of oxford in modern times.
jason levy (born 1972), began york university in toronto in 1982 @ age 10. graduated specialized honours b.a. in mathematics @ 14. received m.sc. (mathematics) university of toronto in 1987 @ age 15. completed phd in mathematics @ university of toronto in 1993 @ age 20.
terence tao (born 1975), youngest medalist in international mathematical olympiad history, @ age 10.
akshay venkatesh (born 1981), won bronze medal @ international physics olympiad @ 11 years of age. won bronze medal @ international mathematical olympiad (imo) @ 12. graduated university @ age 15 double major in mathematics/physics. finished phd @ 20 princeton university. associate professor @ 23.
erik demaine (born 1981), became assistant professor @ mit @ 20 years of age.
gabriel carroll (born 1982), earned highest sat score in state of california, including perfect 800 in math, in seventh grade.
praveen kumar gorakavi (born 1989), recognized young polymath innovations in diverse fields of science , engineering. @ age of 13, developed mathematical formula perpetual calendar calculations, mentions historic dates observed on various types of calendars. @ age of 15 years, designed low-cost artificial leg ability knee , ankle movement. has developed missile technology @ age of 15. praveen youngest recipient of 1 of highest civilian awards of andhra pradesh state, ugadi gaurav puraskar, state government of andhra pradesh. praveen considered youngest recipient of fapcci award outstanding engineer/scientist state of andhra pradesh .
anne-marie imafidon (born 1990), 1 of youngest students graduate university of oxford.
promethea olympia kyrene pythaitha (born march 13, 1991), american child genius iq of 173. started reading @ age 1, began learning college-level calculus @ age 7, , @ age 13 became youngest student complete work bachelor s degree montana state university in mathematics.
kelvin doe (born 1996), taught himself engineering @ age of 13 , built own radio station in sierra leone, plays music , broadcasts news under name dj focus. 1 of finalists in gmin s innovate salone idea competition, in doe built generator scrap metals. doe use discarded pieces of scrap build transmitters, generators, , batteries, well. result of accomplishment, received invitation united states , subsequently became youngest person participate in visiting practitioner s program @ mit.
cameron thompson (born 1997), began studying degree @ age of 11 open university whilst still high school student. @ age 15 cameron completed degree studies @ same time gcse examinations , @ age 16 awarded bachelor of science degree honours. cameron subject of bbc documentary growing pains of teenage genius .
raúl chávez sarmiento (born 1997), second youngest person win bronze, silver, , gold medal @ international math olympiad.

born 2000–present

tristan pang (born 2001), started reading independently , doing high school math @ age of two, sat in on cambridge international examinations igcse maths (year 11 / o level) , earned top grade of a*, scoring 97% @ nine, age eleven top scored a* @ cambridge level exams (year 13), , delivered tedxyouth talk. started university studies @ university of auckland , created free online learning platform, tristan s learning hub, age of twelve.
kautilya pandit (born 2007) displays memory power regarding current affairs, general knowledge , geographical statistics. recollect details of 213 countries , can answer questions world geography, per capita income, gross domestic product, politics, economy, etc. psychologists kurukshetra university have noted grasping powers of kautilya , expressed desire investigate recalling capacity. c.r.darolia, chairman, psychology department said boy wonder kid , may have iq around 130 rare age group.

mental calculators

note: several mathematicians mental calculators when still children. mental calculation not confused mathematics. section child prodigies largely or known calculating skills.

zerah colburn (1804–1839) had major display of ability @ age eight.
ettore majorana (1906–1938) multiply 2 3 digit numbers in head in seconds @ age of 4.
john von neumann (1903–1957) mental calculator age of 6 years, tell jokes in classical greek.
priyanshi somani (born 1998) won 1st place in 2010 mental calculation world cup @ age 11.
jerry newport (born 1948), autistic calculating savant @ age seven, using calculus compute third , higher roots, title holder of versatile calculator , won in 2010. self-discovered number theory in elementary school—perfect numbers, fibonacci, etc.
truman henry safford (1836–1901) square 18 digit numbers @ age of ten years; later in life, became astronomer.
shakuntala devi (1929–2013) indian prodigy mental calculator, known rapid calculation abilities - despite having no formal education.




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