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| {{Short description|South Korean engineer and professor (born 1962)}} | |||
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| '''Kim Ung-Yong''' (born ], ]) is a ] ]. He was able to read and write in ], ], ], and ] by his fourth birthday. At the age of four, on November 2, 1967, he solved complicated differential and integral ] problems on Japanese television, demonstrated his proficiency in German, English, Japanese, and Korean, and composed poetry. Kim was listed in the ] under "Highest ]"; the book estimated the boy's score at 210.<ref name="whatever"> ''TIME'', December 19, 1977. Retrieved ].</ref> | |||
| '''Kim Ung-Yong''' ({{Korean|hangul=김웅용}}; born March 8, 1962)<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.joongboo.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=901439|title=IQ210 소년, 교수가 되다…김웅용 신한대학교 교양학부 교수|last=Song|first=Joo-hyun|date=2014-01-22|work=Joongboo Ilbo|access-date=2018-01-10|language=ko|trans-title=Boy with 210 IQ Becomes Professor...Kim Ung-Yong, Professor of Liberal Arts at Shinhan University}}</ref> is a ] civil engineer. During his youth, he was recognized as a ] with the highest recorded IQ having scored above 210 on the ], He entered university at the age of 4. At 7, he received an invitation to work at ]. By the age of 5, he already spoke 5 languages.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Comer |first1=Ronald |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hefhmfJ9PwUC&dq=%22Kim+Ung-Yong%22&pg=PA380 |title=Psychology Around Us |last2=Gould |first2=Elizabeth |date=2012-02-07 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-01207-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="koreaherald2014">{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20140114000690|title=Former child genius to become full-time university professor|last=Yoon|first=Min-sik|date=2014-01-14|work=]|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref> | |||
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| From the beginning, Kim's life was distinguished by unusual physical and mental growth. He began to walk at six months of age<ref name="dmn">James Kim. (no relation) "Korean child, 3, has IQ over 200: works calculus," ''The Dallas Morning News'', August 7, 1966, page 4.</ref>, having cut 19 teeth in a single day when he was 100 days old.<ref name="dmn"/> At two years, four months old, he began to keep a diary, whose entries included his thoughts on the clouds outside his home, philosophy, and his impatience with the crowds of visitors thronging his home.<ref name="dmn"/> By the time the child was three years old, visitors were beginning to approach the family about the possibility of his attending college in the United States, an option in which his family was greatly interested, though at least one of these offers proved false when a man who represented himself as a professor from the ] turned out to be unknown at that school.<ref name="dmn"/> At the time of one August 1966 article on Kim, his parents were planning to start him at a local ], with hopes of his studying in the United States at a later date.<ref name="dmn"/> | |||
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| ⚫ | | hangul = 김웅용 | ||
| | hanja = {{linktext|金|雄|鎔}} | |||
| | rr = Gim Ung-Yong | |||
| ⚫ | | mr = Kim Ung-Yong | ||
| |image=|caption=Kim Ung-Yong in 2011|Occupation=Civil Engineer|title=Kim Ung-Yong}} | |||
| ⚫ | == Early life == | ||
| Kim was a guest student of physics at ] from the age of three until he was six.<ref name="KBS"></ref>. At the age of seven he was invited to the United States by ].<ref name="KBS"/>. He finished his university studies, eventually getting a Ph.D. in physics at ] <ref name="KBS"/> before he was 16. In 1974, during his university studies, he began his research work at NASA<ref name="KBS"/> and continued this work until his return to Korea in 1978. | |||
| Kim Ung-Yong was born on March 8, 1962, in ], ].<ref name=":0" /> His father, Kim Soo-Sun, was a physics professor at Konkuk University, and his mother, Yoo Myung-Hyun, was a teacher.<ref name=":3" /> According to Yoo, by the time he was one year old, Kim had learned both the ] and 1,000 ] by studying the '']'', a 6th-century Chinese poem.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sporbiz.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=40824|title=김웅용 교수 누구? '천재소년' 8세때 NASA 스카우트|last=Yoon|first=Sa-rang|date=2016-08-04|work=Korea Sports Economy|access-date=2018-01-10|language=ko|trans-title=Who is Professor Kim Ung-yong? 'Genius boy' recruited by NASA at age 8}}</ref> | |||
| At three years old, he was able to solve ] problems, and also published a 247-page best-selling book of his essays in ] and ], as well as his ] and ]<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=The Evening Sun 07 Sep 1967, page Page 38 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/66689163 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> By the age of two, Kim could speak ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name=":1" /> | |||
| When he returned to Korea, he decided to switch from physics to ] and eventually received a doctorate in that field. Kim was offered the chance to study at the most prestigious universities in Korea, but instead chose to attend a provincial university. | |||
| === Fuji TV appearance === | |||
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| At the age of five, Kim appeared on ] in ] and shocked the audience by solving ]s. Later he appeared on Japanese television again, where he solved complicated ] and ] problems; he later recalled the experience:<ref name=":0" /><blockquote>I was really lonely. No one ever made friends with me. After work hours, I could exercise and enjoy my hobbies, but no one could accompany me. I came from another country and I was young, so there were no seats for children even though everyone was an adult.</blockquote> | |||
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| Kim allegedly went to study ] at the ] when he was eight years old, according to popular sources.<ref name=":0" /> However, at the time of his college entrance exam's fitness section—where he gained much media attention—his father revealed to reporters that going to ] to shoot the ] was the "one and only time he went out of the country", and that the information of his ] and ] progress in the States was "journalistic nonsense".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?publishDate=1979-09-06&officeId=00032&pageNo=1|title=The Appearance of Child Prodigy Kim Ung Yong as Entrance Examinee|date=1979-09-06|work=Kyong Yang News|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref> His statement that Kim did not leave at all is slightly detracted by the statement of Kim's mother, who stated that while he did "leave for a short moment to audit classes at the ]", he was returned immediately due to their facilities being "inadequate for 's genius", who was then homeschooled until his college entrance exam.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1979090600209207011&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1979-09-06&officeId=00020&pageNo=7&printNo=17821&publishType=00020|title=Ordinary Child Prodigy Ung-Yong appears as Examinee for College Physical Entrance Exam|date=1979-06-09|work=]|access-date=2019-06-19}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | ==References== | ||
| *{{cite web|url=http://people.naver.com/search/people_detail.nhn?id=11549|work=Naver People|title=김웅용|accessdate=2007-06-09}} | |||
| *{{cite web|url=http://people.empas.com/people/info/ki/mu/kimungyong/|work=Empas People|title=김웅용|accessdate=2007-06-09}} | |||
| Upon returning to ], Kim was required to formally complete South Korean schooling in order to get a job. He later enrolled in ] where he studied ] and earned a ].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
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| * (Currently Working as the Leader of the Compensation Department of the Chungcheongbuk-do Government Office of Development) | |||
| ===Adulthood=== | |||
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| {{As of|2007}}, he served as adjunct faculty at ]. On March 14, 2014, he became an associate professor at Shinhan University and vice president of the North Kyeong-gi Development Research Center. | |||
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| In 2010, Kim criticized the idea that he is a "failed genius". Reflecting upon the label, he stated, "I'm trying to tell people that I am happy the way I am. But why do people have to call my happiness a failure?". Additionally, he added that "Some think people with a high IQ can be omnipotent, but that's not true. Look at me, I don't have musical talent, nor am I excelling in sports. Society should not judge anyone with unilateral standards – everyone has different learning levels, hopes, talents, and dreams and we should respect that".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1045559|title=Intelligence quotient: The world's smartest people|last=Hussaini|first=Ambreen Shehzad|newspaper=Dawn|date=September 28, 2013|access-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2010/10/10/life-in-the-high-iq-lane/|title=Life in the high IQ lane|last=Jurie|first=Hwang|newspaper=The Star|date=October 10, 2010|access-date=September 10, 2017}}</ref> | |||
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| * ], an Indian prodigy who is purported to have a tested 225 IQ | |||
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| Kim Ung-Yong | |
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| 김웅용 | |
| Born | (1962-03-08) March 8, 1962 (age 62) Seoul, South Korea |
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| Fields | Civil engineering |
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Kim Ung-Yong (Korean: 김웅용; born March 8, 1962) is a South Korean civil engineer. During his youth, he was recognized as a child prodigy with the highest recorded IQ having scored above 210 on the Stanford–Binet Intelligence Scale, He entered university at the age of 4. At 7, he received an invitation to work at NASA. By the age of 5, he already spoke 5 languages.
| Kim Ung-Yong | |
| Hangul | 김웅용 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金雄鎔 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Ung-Yong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ung-Yong |
Early life
Kim Ung-Yong was born on March 8, 1962, in Seoul, South Korea. His father, Kim Soo-Sun, was a physics professor at Konkuk University, and his mother, Yoo Myung-Hyun, was a teacher. According to Yoo, by the time he was one year old, Kim had learned both the Korean alphabet and 1,000 Chinese characters by studying the Thousand Character Classic, a 6th-century Chinese poem.
At three years old, he was able to solve calculus problems, and also published a 247-page best-selling book of his essays in English and German, as well as his calligraphy and illustrations. By the age of two, Kim could speak Korean, English, French, German and Japanese.
Fuji TV appearance
At the age of five, Kim appeared on Fuji Television in Japan and shocked the audience by solving differential equations. Later he appeared on Japanese television again, where he solved complicated differential and integral calculus problems; he later recalled the experience:
I was really lonely. No one ever made friends with me. After work hours, I could exercise and enjoy my hobbies, but no one could accompany me. I came from another country and I was young, so there were no seats for children even though everyone was an adult.
Education
Kim allegedly went to study nuclear physics at the University of Colorado when he was eight years old, according to popular sources. However, at the time of his college entrance exam's fitness section—where he gained much media attention—his father revealed to reporters that going to Japan to shoot the Fuji TV show was the "one and only time he went out of the country", and that the information of his Ph.D and master's degree progress in the States was "journalistic nonsense". His statement that Kim did not leave at all is slightly detracted by the statement of Kim's mother, who stated that while he did "leave for a short moment to audit classes at the University of Colorado", he was returned immediately due to their facilities being "inadequate for 's genius", who was then homeschooled until his college entrance exam.
Upon returning to South Korea, Kim was required to formally complete South Korean schooling in order to get a job. He later enrolled in Chungbuk National University where he studied civil engineering and earned a Ph.D.
Adulthood
As of 2007, he served as adjunct faculty at Chungbuk National University. On March 14, 2014, he became an associate professor at Shinhan University and vice president of the North Kyeong-gi Development Research Center.
In 2010, Kim criticized the idea that he is a "failed genius". Reflecting upon the label, he stated, "I'm trying to tell people that I am happy the way I am. But why do people have to call my happiness a failure?". Additionally, he added that "Some think people with a high IQ can be omnipotent, but that's not true. Look at me, I don't have musical talent, nor am I excelling in sports. Society should not judge anyone with unilateral standards – everyone has different learning levels, hopes, talents, and dreams and we should respect that".
See also
- K. Visalini, an Indian prodigy who is purported to have a tested 225 IQ
References
- ^ Song, Joo-hyun (January 22, 2014). "IQ210 소년, 교수가 되다…김웅용 신한대학교 교양학부 교수" [Boy with 210 IQ Becomes Professor...Kim Ung-Yong, Professor of Liberal Arts at Shinhan University]. Joongboo Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- Comer, Ronald; Gould, Elizabeth (February 7, 2012). Psychology Around Us. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-01207-9.
- Yoon, Min-sik (January 14, 2014). "Former child genius to become full-time university professor". The Korea Herald. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ "The Evening Sun 07 Sep 1967, page Page 38". Newspapers.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ Yoon, Sa-rang (August 4, 2016). "김웅용 교수 누구? '천재소년' 8세때 NASA 스카우트" [Who is Professor Kim Ung-yong? 'Genius boy' recruited by NASA at age 8]. Korea Sports Economy (in Korean). Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- "The Appearance of Child Prodigy Kim Ung Yong as Entrance Examinee". Kyong Yang News. September 6, 1979. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- "Ordinary Child Prodigy Ung-Yong appears as Examinee for College Physical Entrance Exam". The Dong-a Ilbo. June 9, 1979. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- Hussaini, Ambreen Shehzad (September 28, 2013). "Intelligence quotient: The world's smartest people". Dawn. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
- Jurie, Hwang (October 10, 2010). "Life in the high IQ lane". The Star. Retrieved September 10, 2017.