Kim Ung-yong
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- This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
| Kim Ung-yong | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 김웅용 |
| Hanja | 金雄鎔 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ung-yongon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ung'yong |
Kim Ung-Yong (born March 8, 1962) is a Korean child prodigy. Kim was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ"; the book estimated the boy's score at about 210.[1]
Shortly after birth, Kim began to display extraordinary intellectual power. He began speaking at 6 months, and was able to read Japanese, Korean, German, and English by his third birthday. On November 2, 1967, at age 4, he solved an advanced stochastic differential equation. Later, on Japanese television, he demonstrated his proficiency in Chinese, Spanish,[citation needed] Vietnamese, German, English, Japanese, and Korean. Even in childhood, he began to write poetry.
Kim was a guest student of physics at Hanyang University from the age of 3 until he was 6.[1]. At the age of 7 he was invited to America by NASA.[1] He finished his university studies, eventually getting a Ph.D. in physics at Colorado State University[1] before he was 16. In 1974, during his university studies, he began his research work at NASA[1] and continued this work until his return to Korea in 1978.
When he returned to Korea, he decided to switch from physics to civil engineering and eventually received a doctorate in that field. Kim was offered the chance to study at the most prestigious universities in Korea, but instead chose to attend a provincial university.
As of 2007 he also serves as adjunct faculty at Chungbuk National University.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "What Ever Became of 'Geniuses'?," TIME, December 19, 1977. Retrieved 2008-07-04.
- "김웅용". Naver People. http://people.naver.com/search/people_detail.nhn?id=11549. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- "김웅용". Empas People. http://people.empas.com/people/info/ki/mu/kimungyong/. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
[edit] External links
- Time magazine article mentioning Ung-Yong
- Article in Korean mentioning Kim Ung-Yong (Currently Working as the Leader of the Compensation Department of the Chungcheongbuk-do Government Office of Development)
