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Australia's own mathematical genius
QuantumJG:
I was walking into the maths building of my university where I saw a copy of paradox written by MUMS (Melbourne University Mathematics and Statistics Society). I opened it to hear about our own mathematical genius Terry Tao.
- At the age of 8 he got a 760 for the mathematical section of the SAT (maximum score is 800)
- At the age of 13 he was a gold medalist for the IMO (International Mathematics Olympiad)
- At the age of 20 he got a PhD in mathematics at Princeton university
- At the age of 24 he became a full professor
- At the age of 31 he was a fields medalist (the Nobel prize for matheticians)
Minds who are equivalent to this who come to mind are:
Child genius Gauss (who made my life easier with Gaussian shells for electric field problems), Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, Hawking, etc.
TrueTears:
Tao's been my god for a long time.
mandy:
omg, I just googled him, and he is my newfound idol.
appianway:
Tao's awesome.
I wouldn't put Einstein in the same category. His skills (excluding his creativity) matured once he hit his early 20s. To tell the truth, his performance as a teenager wasn't brilliant. There's no denying that he was a genius - but his talents only really developed once he was a bit older.
TrueTears:
I went to his lecture not so long ago but I found his public speaking skills lacking :P
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