| Title | : | The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy (Unabridged) |
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| Author | : | Amy Wallace |
| Release | : | 2011-12-07 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Religion & Spirituality |
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| 1 | The Prodigy: A Biography of William Jame | Amy Wallace |
| William Sidis, 1897-1944, was the world's greatest child prodigy. His IQ was an estiamted 50 to 100 points higher than Einstein's, the highest ever recorded or estimated. His father, a pioneer in the field of abnormal psychology, believed that he and his wife could create a genius in the cradle. They hung alphabet blocks over the baby's crib-and within six months little Billy was speaking. At 18 months he was reading The New York Times; at three, Homer in the original Greek. At six he spoke at least seven languages. Told with flair and insight ... this is his story. |
