Autistic boy,12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory of relativity

**Prince** · 03-27-2011, 10:32 PM

Autistic boy,12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory of relativity
By Daily Mail Reporter

A 12-year-old child prodigy has astounded university professors after grappling with some of the most advanced concepts in mathematics.

Jacob Barnett has an IQ of 170 - higher than Albert Einstein - and is now so far advanced in his Indiana university studies that professors are lining him up for a PHD research role.

The boy wonder, who taught himself calculus, algebra, geometry and trigonometry in a week, is now tutoring fellow college classmates after hours.

And now Jake has embarked on his most ambitious project yet - his own 'expanded version of Einstein's theory of relativity'.

His mother, not sure if her child was talking nonsense or genius, sent a video of his theory to the renowned Institute for Advanced Study near Princeton University.

Gifted: Aspergers syndrome and the conditions affecting child development
Autism: A condition that starts in early childhood, usually involving serious developmental disabilities with social interaction and communication.

People with this disorder can have a range of abilities, from being severely disabled to gifted. It is estimated one in every 150 child has the condition.

Aspergers: A syndrome that is similar to autism, but with the distinction that those with it typically function better, have normal intelligence and near-normal language development.

Savant: Rare condition in which persons with developmental disorders have astonishing islands of ability, brilliance or talent that stand in stark contrast to overall limitations.

According to the Indiana Star, Institute astrophysics professor Scott Tremaine -himself a world renowned expert - confirmed the authenticity of Jake's theory.

In an email to the family, Tremaine wrote: 'I'm impressed by his interest in physics and the amount that he has learned so far.

'The theory that he's working on involves several of the toughest problems in astrophysics and theoretical physics.

'Anyone who solves these will be in line for a Nobel Prize.'

But for his mother Kristine Barnett, 36, and the rest of the family, maths remains a tricky subject.

Speaking to the paper, Mrs Barnett said: 'I flunked math. I know this did not come from me.'

And it hasn't gone un-noticed by Jake, who added: 'Whenever I try talking about math with anyone in my family they just stare blankly.'

Jake was diagnosed with Aspergers syndrome, a mild form of autism, from an early age.

His parents were worried when he didn't talk until the age of two, suspecting he was educationally abnormal.

It was only as he began to grow up that they realised just how special his gift was.

He would fill up note pads of paper with drawings of complex geometrical shapes and calculations, before picking up felt tip pens and writing equations on windows.

By the age of three he was solving 5,000-piece puzzles and he even studied a state road map, reciting every highway and license plate prefix from memory.

By the age of eight he had left high school and was attending Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis advanced astrophysics classes.

Genius: Jake Barnett is now set to become a paid astrophysics researcher

His classroom presence is quite unnerving for many of the 18-plus year old students at his IPIU lectures.

Speaking to the Indy Star, Wanda Anderson, a biochemistry major said: 'When I first walked in and saw him, I thought, 'Oh my God, I'm going to school with Doogie Howser.'

She added: 'A lot of people come to him for help when they don't understand a physics problem.

'People come up to him all the time and say, 'Hey Jake, can you help me'.

'A lot of people think a genius is hard to talk to, but Jake explains things that would still be over their head.'

And his Professor John Ross said his performance in lectures had been 'outstanding'.

'When he asks a question, he is always two steps ahead of the lecture.

'Everyone in the class gets quiet. Poor kid. . . . He sits right in the front row, and they all just look at him.

'He will come to see me during office hours and ask even more detailed questions. And you can tell he's been thinking these things through.

'Kids his age would normally have problems adding fractions, and he is helping out some of his fellow students.'

According to his parents Jake has trouble sleeping at night as he constantly sees numbers in his head.

But far from complaining, Jake has turned the sleepless nights to his advantage - debunking the big bang theory.

The next step, according to professor Ross, is for Jake to leave class altogether and take up a paid research role.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...elativity.html

**Diesel618** · 03-27-2011, 10:51 PM

damn.

**soxmuscle** · 03-27-2011, 11:42 PM

Indiana University... yup

**GearsMcGilf** · 03-28-2011, 07:07 AM

He doesn't seem to be autistic.

**pitbullguy0101** · 03-28-2011, 09:35 AM

I would have been like that if i didnt see a porn at that age

**Big Smoothy** · 03-28-2011, 09:51 AM

Thanks for the OP, Prince.

Stories like this always interest me. And just think, he's only 12. He's has many more years to research and discover.....

**IronAddict** · 03-28-2011, 10:01 AM

Whoa, genius!

If he were my kid, though. I'd most likely take him too Vegas like in "Rain Man", so he could count cards and win me a fortune...

**LAM** · 03-28-2011, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by GearsMcGilf

He doesn't seem to be autistic.

I was thinking the exact same thing...

**ihateschoolmt** · 03-28-2011, 10:31 AM

It says he has aspergers, which is social autism. It pretty much means he's normal but annoying to hang out with.

**BlueLineFish** · 03-28-2011, 10:34 AM

wait until he discovers girls. He will calculate the relative theory how how amazing the va-jay-jay is.

**BlueLineFish** · 03-28-2011, 10:35 AM

also is it wrong that I want to throw a baseball through that window. I hate math

**Diesel618** · 03-28-2011, 10:54 AM

Originally Posted by soxmuscle

Indiana University... yup

IU - nope
IUPUI - yup

**Captain Krunch** · 03-28-2011, 11:10 AM

Can he do taxes?

**toothache** · 03-28-2011, 11:15 AM

that's absolutely incredible!!

**PainandGain** · 03-28-2011, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by BlueLineFish

wait until he discovers girls. He will calculate the relative theory how how amazing the va-jay-jay is.

**KelJu** · 03-28-2011, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by ihateschoolmt

It says he has aspergers, which is social autism. It pretty much means he's normal but annoying to hang out with.

Sadly this is the truth. I knew a kid at the Uni who was diagnosed in the aspergers side of the autism spectrum. I thought it would be cool to get to know him since I am a pretty weird fucker myself. It wasn't.

Poor kid couldn't hold a conversation with a person to save his life. If you weren't talking about whatever he was thinking about, he would just look away and start talking about random shit. I sort of already knew that would be the case, but I guess I wanted to see for myself. I had read about autism so much that I was just excited over the idea of talking to a person that had it.

**ROID** · 03-28-2011, 01:20 PM

I have had such a hard time with college. I wish I had 5% of his intelligence.

maybe he is a reincarnation of Einstein ??

**jagbender** · 03-28-2011, 02:53 PM

What I find Funny is that no one on this forum really know if the kid is full of crap or not!

Or is there?

let er fly fella's

**ROID** · 03-28-2011, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by jagbender

What I find Funny is that no one on this forum really know if the kid is full of crap or not!

Or is there?

let er fly fella's

the stuff he is doing in the video is legit, it's 2nd semester calculus.

debunking the big bang, kid is a straight up genius. More intelligent than jesus him self

**BlueLineFish** · 03-28-2011, 02:56 PM

I have ADHD so I lost interest after 30 seconds. I would lose interest in copying that equation let alone ever trying to solve or understand it.

**SFW** · 03-28-2011, 03:08 PM

i would use this kid for soooo much illegal shit.

**quadluver** · 03-29-2011, 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by GearsMcGilf

He doesn't seem to be autistic.

If he is on medication, you may never see any signs. Also, there are varying degrees of autism and many kids don't resemble the 'rain man' portrayal at all.

**oufinny** · 03-29-2011, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by Big Smoothy

Thanks for the OP, Prince.

Stories like this always interest me. And just think, he's only 12. He's has many more years to research and discover.....

This is the type of mind that needs a place like CalTech or MIT to blossom and I hope he gets the chance. The world needs someone to take off from where Hawking left off, as he is nearly too debilitated to do much more good anymore, and this boy may be the answer. The biggest challenges we have are how to get a fusion reactor to work and a propulsion system for interstellar travel; a mind like this might be able to solve these problems. There are days I feel smart but being around someone like this must be humbling on a whole new level.

**BillHicksFan** · 03-30-2011, 04:47 AM

He might be the first person to discover the Theory Of Everything. The holy grail of theories.

**bandaidwoman** · 03-30-2011, 09:00 AM

statistically, unfortunately, most childhood prodigies don't go on to win nobel prizes or help solve a difficult physics/medical/energy problem. There are exceptions. His gift would certainly be most utilized to solve our energy crisis ( cold fusion, etc.)

As someone who did research, there is unfortunately a lot of politics, shmoozing, convincing people to fund your project, connections with other laboratories or principle investigators, skills that require some emotional IQ saavy, not just intellectual IQ saaviness. That is what keeps your experiments alive and well funded. I just hope he has a mentor who can help him navigate through all this.

**oufinny** · 03-30-2011, 09:23 AM

Originally Posted by bandaidwoman

statistically, unfortunately, most childhood prodigies don't go on to win nobel prizes or help solve a difficult physics/medical/energy problem. There are exceptions. His gift would certainly be most utilized to solve our energy crisis ( cold fusion, etc.)

As someone who did research, there is unfortunately a lot of politics, shmoozing, convincing people to fund your project, connections with other laboratories or principle investigators, skills that require some emotional IQ saavy, not just intellectual IQ saaviness. That is what keeps your experiments alive and well funded. I just hope he has a mentor who can guide him through all this.

Please tell me I didn't just read "cold fusion"... pretty sure that myth has been de-bunked more times than were ever needed. A standard "hot" fusion reactor is well documented as not only being possible, but sustainable and that is what is needed in the long run. Eliminate the need for radioactive waste, use fusion of hydrogen, the most abundant substance on the earth.

**bandaidwoman** · 03-30-2011, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by oufinny

Please tell me I didn't just read "cold fusion"... pretty sure that myth has been de-bunked more times than were ever needed. A standard "hot" fusion reactor is well documented as not only being possible, but sustainable and that is what is needed in the long run. Eliminate the need for radioactive waste, use fusion of hydrogen, the most abundant substance on the earth.

just citing a wet dream for physicists, it's highly improbable but not impossible, look up Micahel McKubre's work who is senior scientist at Silicon Valley-based SRI International . He experiemtns with palladium cells and collaborates with the ENEA laboratory, where he gets the palladium. I think in science it is always good to never say impossible, keeps the line open for new thinking and possibilites...Like so many in research, cold fusion suffers from bad press, it has recently been relabelled though and it is now Chemically Assisted Nuclear Reaction or Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, where all the published literature is under...

http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.co...ld_fusion.html

**Diesel618** · 03-30-2011, 12:03 PM

fuck the energy crisis, this kid needs to be working on upgrading the large hadron collider.

**oufinny** · 03-30-2011, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by bandaidwoman

just citing a wet dream for physicists, it's highly improbable but not impossible, look up Micahel McKubre's work who is senior scientist at Silicon Valley-based SRI International . He experiemtns with palladium cells and collaborates with the ENEA laboratory, where he gets the palladium. I think in science it is always good to never say impossible, keeps the line open for new thinking and possibilites...Like so many in research, cold fusion suffers from bad press, it has recently been relabelled though and it is now Chemically Assisted Nuclear Reaction or Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, where all the published literature is under...

Where Do We Stand on Cold Fusion?

I stand corrected, didn't realize there was some more hope there... damn Discovery Magazine at the dentist. I am going to read that article, thanks!

**oufinny** · 03-30-2011, 01:01 PM

Originally Posted by 999

This kid can take his theories and shove them where the sun doesn't shine.

Oh yeah, this is great, let's silence progress before it happens. You sir need to STFU!

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