Kim Ung-yong

Kim Ung-yong ( Korean 김웅용 ; born March 8, 1962 in Seoul ) is a South Korean nuclear physicist and was formerly considered a child prodigy . At times it held the highest value in the Guinness Book of Records with an IQ of 210 .

biography

Kim Ung-yong was born in Seoul on March 8, 1962. His father was a professor of physics and his mother a professor of medicine. At the age of one, he learned Korean and over 1000 Chinese characters at the same time . At the age of five, he spoke Korean, English , German , French and Japanese . At the age of eight, he moved to the United States to study nuclear physics at the University of Colorado .

After successfully completing his master's degree, Kim worked for NASA for ten years . He expressed himself critically about this in 2010 because he - literally translated - “ began to work like a machine, every day was monotonous and without friends. "

He later moved back to South Korea, where he completed his entire school career in less than two years.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} 중부 일보: IQ210 소년, 교수 가 되다 … 김웅용 신한 대학교 교양 학부 교수 . In: 중부 일보 . ( joongboo.com [accessed January 16, 2018]).
2. ↑ ^{a b} 김웅용 교수 누구? ' 천재 소년 ' 8 세때 NASA 스카우트 . In: 한국 스포츠 경제 . August 4, 2016 ( sporbiz.co.kr [accessed January 16, 2018]).
3. ↑ ^{a b} The Korea Herald: 'Record IQ is just another talent' . October 6, 2010 ( koreaherald.com [accessed January 16, 2018]).
4. ↑ 김웅용 교수 누구? ' 천재 소년 ' 8 세때 NASA 스카우트 . In: 한국 스포츠 경제 . August 4, 2016 ( sporbiz.co.kr [accessed January 16, 2018]).

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kim is the family name here, Ung-yong is the first name.