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Child Prodigies
Child Prodigies
Mike Grost, Supergenius
This child is Mike Grost, as he appeared in a 1965 article in Life magazine. At the time, he was said to have an IQ of 200+.
Whatever happened to Mike? A 2005 interview from the MSU State News had this to say:
Michael Grost was only 10 when he began at MSU in 1964.
Grost declined comment for this story, but in a 2002 interview with The State News, the Southfield
resident described his life in college as similar to having "40,000 brothers and sisters."
Grost held his first job on campus working with computers his freshman year, which propelled him into
software design after his 13-year college career - five of which were spent at MSU. He also attended
Yale University and U-M, earning a doctorate degree in mathematics at age 23. Grost currently is a
system architect at a computer company in Detroit.
"I really owe (MSU) a lot for the huge chance they took on me as a kid," Grost said in the 2002
interview.
Gee, I don't know. Kinda underwhelming. Shouldn't he be a Silicon Valley zillionaire by now?
Even his home page is kinda lackluster.
Oh, well--maybe as a certified genius he knows that material success is a sham.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 15, 2012 -
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Category: Children, 1960s, Natural Wonders, Brain, Child Prodigies
Sungha Jung
There's nothing like a guitar prodigy to brighten one's weird day. Sungha Jung is currently 15 years old, but he looks even younger in these videos.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jun 15, 2012 -
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Category: Music, Asia, Child Prodigies
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