Jacob Barnett does what most kids his age do, he shoots hoops, plays video games and also has a girlfriend.
But unlike most 12 year old Jacob also has an IQ of 170. At the age of 3 he could all ready solve 5,000-piece jigsaw puzzles. He was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism. This did not stop Jake one bit, a few years later, he taught himself calculus, algebra, and geometry in just two weeks. He was finished with high school at age 8, and is currently taking college-level advanced astrophysics classes—while tutoring his older classmates. The University of Indiana is even recruiting him for a paid researcher job.
So what's this whiz-kid up to now you might ask, he's at work on a theory that challenges the Big Bang—the prevailing explanation among scientists for how the universe came about. It's not clear how developed it is, but experts say he's asking the right questions.
Wow what raw brain power for such a young guy. So can we chalk this up to pure smarts or did Jacob get his extra helping of smarts from the good graces of God. Seems funny that with all those smarts he's focused on disproving the Big Bang Theory the one theory that challenges if there's a God.
We know where his extraordinary gift came from, We're just happy he's using his gifts to Pursue his Passion! What do you guys think?
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