A 16-year-old Indian origin schoolboy in Germany has managed to crack puzzles that baffled the world of maths for more than 350 years, it was reported in London .
Shouryya Ray, from Dresden, has been hailed a genius after working out the problems set by Sir Isaac Newton.
Ray solved two fundamental particle dynamics theories which physicists have previously been able to calculate only by using powerful computers.
His solutions mean that scientists can now calculate the flight path of a thrown ball and then predict how it will hit and bounce off a wall.
Ray only came across the problems during a school trip to Dresden University where professors claimed they were uncrackable.
"I just asked myself, 'Why not?'," explained Ray.
"I didn't believe there couldn't be a solution," he added.
Ray began solving complicated equations as a six-year-old but says he's no genius.After arriving from Kolkata only before four years without any knowledge of the German language, Shouryya is now fluent in the language.
His intelligence was quickly noted in class and he was pushed up two years in school- he is currently sitting his exams early.
Is it genius....
ReplyDeleteActually I just wanted to know if such people are called 'genius' or 'intelligent'
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ReplyDeleteThanks for your inquisitiveness. Actually, you have asked a very critical question. The answer is though inconclusive so-far; but not incomprehensive. Personally I am ever perplexed over the question. So, instead of individual opinion, I would prefer to go in for expert view......
It is hard to differentiate a true genius among several intelligent people. It is a fact that a genius is someone who is exceptionally talented and highly intelligent. However, it cannot be said that all highly intelligent people are geniuses.
It is true that some part of the brain or its activity is responsible for making a person intelligent. But scientists do not confirm what makes a person more intelligent than another person.
Just because a person has a very high IQ score does not mean he is a genius. Yes, he is intelligent, and very clever to adapt to different circumstances, but not necessarily a genius. Genius has got to do with another talent known as creativity. A genius has a creative mind that is much more imaginative and constructive than a merely intelligent person.
A research of the greatest scientist of our times, Albert Einstein, revealed that his brain was no different from ordinary brains, though. In fact, the size of his brain was smaller than average brain size. However, parietal lobe in his brain was much larger than found in average people. There was also missing a fissure found in brains of normal people. Scientists concluded that the absence of fissure in his brain allowed different areas of the brain to communicate with each other in a fast, uninterrupted manner.
Scientists have found that the babies whose brains develop faster and get thicker soon are more intelligent than babies whose brains develop slowly. They also talk of inheritance when it comes to level of intelligence in a person.
World has come to veer around the view that IQ tests do not measure the whole of intelligence of a person but only a part of it. Most scientists believe that intelligence is made up of analytical ability, but it is only a part of what intelligence is. There are other aspects of intelligence such as creativity and practical ability that go on to make a person highly intelligent. However, when this creativity is significantly higher than in average people, a person qualifies to be a genius.
What is the difference between Genius and Intelligent?
• All intelligent people are not geniuses, but all geniuses are highly intelligent.
• A genius is more creative than a person who is merely intelligent.
• It is creativity that leads to invention of new products and is labeled as a prerequisite in a genius.
• Intelligence helps in adapting to different circumstances easily though it does not need genius.
Finally, may I add what Encyclopedia Britannica has concluded .....................................
" Genius appears to be a function of both hereditary and environmental factors. "
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