Tao Zhexuan, a genius with high IQ: He scored 760 in the college entrance examination at the age of 8 and became a professor at the age of 24. What happened next?

Although the number of child prodigies is small, it does not mean that there are none. Whether in China or around the world, many prodigies are born. Some of them studied hard when they were young and achieved world-renowned achievements. Others, because they were too proud when they were young, were shown off by their parents, did not get good development, and eventually disappeared from the public. Undoubtedly, the latter is not what parents want to see. Since they are child prodigies, everyone must hope that they can fully develop their abilities and become leaders of the world.

Under the expectations and training of the society and parents, some people really showed up with hope. This is the precocious mathematics genius Tao Zhexuan. He took the college entrance examination at the age of 8 and scored 760. His IQ even exceeded Einstein. What is he doing now?

Although Terence Tao is Chinese, he was not born in China. In the 1970s, his parents immigrated to Australia. Terence Tao was not yet born at that time. By the time Terence Tao came to this world, he had already arrived in Australia. As Tao Zhexuan's relative, his father is a pediatrician, and his mother is a top student who is good at physics and mathematics.

When they see their child being born, they naturally hope that the child can be as good as themselves, so they attach great importance to their child's education. Because of their parents' attention, they quickly developed that Tao Zhexuan was very talented in mathematics. At the age of 2, he could actually think about some relatively simple mathematical problems. This surprised the parents, so in order for their children to get a better education, they sent Tao Zhexuan to a private elementary school when he was three years old, hoping that Tao Zhexuan's intelligence could be better developed there.

However, things went counter to expectations. Although Tao Zhexuan is a very smart child with a very high IQ. But after all, he is only three years old, and his emotional intelligence does not match his IQ. Therefore, the primary school environment was not suitable for this child prodigy, and the parents eventually had to send their children from primary school back to kindergarten.

However, Tao Zhexuan’s IQ will definitely be wasted if he simply goes to kindergarten. So the parents discussed taking charge of the child's education before he grew up. In just over a year, parents taught their children a lot of knowledge, and Tao Zhexuan even completed all the content in elementary school.

Because Tao Zhexuan was so outstanding, a principal approached Tao Zhexuan's parents and hoped to take the child to their school for education. Tao Zhexuan's parents agreed, and Tao Zhexuan was also in the school as a second grader. As a student, he was studying fifth grade knowledge. He even wrote a book on calculating perfect numbers when he was 7 years old, which immediately caused a sensation in the world.

Because Tao Zhexuan was too smart, he became a middle school student when he was 8 years old. He also participated in a series of Olympic competitions and won several gold, silver and bronze medals. This is the result of a child of several years old. He even took the American SAT, the American college entrance examination, when he was 8 years old. Maybe he was just testing the waters, but this time he actually got a score of 760 in the exam, which is enough to enter university.

But he didn't, and continued studying in middle school for six years, and did not officially enter Flinders University until he was 14 years old. In college, he was also very dazzling. In just two years, he completed his bachelor's degree. Completed master's degree in one year. Then he went to Princeton University to earn a doctorate in four years. At this time, Tao Zhexuan was a 21-year-old Ph.D., and by the time he was 24, he was already a professor of mathematics.

From a student to a teacher, he only spent half the time of others. As an adult, Tao Zhexuan obviously has not stopped learning and exploring, and he continues to make dazzling achievements. Awards such as Fields, MacArthur, and Alan Waters are all in Tao's pocket. Therefore, Tao Zhexuan is not proud of his achievements, but is still shining in various fields. After finishing his studies, in addition to continuing academic research, he often passed on his knowledge to his students. It was his teachings that led to more and more experts in the world.

It was also because of education that he met his lifelong partner. Although his wife Laura was his student at first, because the two were close in age, they eventually came together. I believe that the combination of these two people can make the world more exciting.

Conclusion

Seeing Terence Tao's current achievements, many people may be envious. However, what they have now is the result of their hard work. Without hard work, even prodigies will not be able to achieve dazzling achievements.