Kim Ung-Yong

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Kim Ung-Yong (born March 7, 1963) is a Korean former child prodigy. When he was a child, his deviation IQ was placed at exceeding 200. At five months he was able to walk and speak and at seven months he was able to write and play chess. He began to learn differential calculus at the age of three. He was able to read and write in Japanese, Korean, German, and English by his fourth birthday. At the age of four years on November 2, 1967, he solved complicated differential and integral calculus problems on Japanese television, demonstrated his mastery of the aforementioned languages, and on the spot, composed poetry.

Kim audited physics courses ay Hanyang University from the age of four until he was seven. At the age of seven he was invited to the United States by NASA. First, he finished his university studies, getting a Ph.D (in physics) at the University of Colorado, then, in 1974, he began his research work at NASA.

Kim is alive today at the age of 43, and he has two children.

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http://news.naver.com/news/read.php?mode=LSD&office_id=001&article_id=0001412432&section_id=102&menu_id=102 Article in Korean mentioning Kim Ung-Yong (Currently Working as the Leader of the Compensation Department of the Chungcheongbuk-do Government Office of Development)

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