Jacob Barnett is an American mathematician and child prodigy. At 8 years old, Jacob began sneaking into the back of college lectures at IUPUI. After being diagnosed with autism since the age of two and placed in his schools special ed. program, Jacobs teachers and doctors were astonished to learn he was able to teach calculus to college students. At age nine, while playing with shapes, Jacob built a series of mathematical models that expanded Einsteins field of relativity. A professor at Princeton reviewed his work and confirmed that it was groundbreaking and could someday result in a Nobel Prize. At age 10, Jacob was formally accepted to the University as a full-time college student and went straight into a paid research position in the field of condensed matter physics. For his original work in this field, Jacob set a record, becoming the worlds youngest astrophysics researcher. His paper was subsequently accepted for publication by Physical Review A, a scientific journal shared on sites such as NASA, the Smithsonian, and Harvards webpage. Jacobs work aims to help improve the way light travels in technology. Jacob is also CEO and founder of Wheel LLC, a business he started in his moms garage, and is in the process of writing a book to help end math phobia in his generation. Jacobs favorite pastime is playing basketball with the kids at his charity, Jacobs Place. It is a place where kids with autism are inspired every day to be their true authentic selves...just like Jacob.
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 21:42:03 +0000
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