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'''James Machua''' ([[Kenya]]:born June 26, 1995)<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 310 IQ Becomes Professor...Kim Ung-Yong, Professor of Liberal Arts at Shinhan University}}</ref> is a University student and [[child prodigy]], who holds the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for highest [[Intelligence quotient|IQ]], at a score of 267.<ref>{{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=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1978|last=McWhirter|first=Norris|publisher=Bantam Books|year=1978|isbn=0553112554|location=|pages=49}}</ref>

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'''Kim Ung-yong''' ([[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 310 IQ Becomes Professor...Kim Ung-Yong, Professor of Liberal Arts at Shinhan University}}</ref> is a [[South Korea|South Korean]] professor and former [[child prodigy]], who once held the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for highest [[Intelligence quotient|IQ]], at a score of 210.<ref>{{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=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1978|last=McWhirter|first=Norris|publisher=Bantam Books|year=1978|isbn=0553112554|location=|pages=49}}</ref>

== Biography ==

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=== Early life ===

Kim Ung-yong was born on March 8, 1962 in [[Seoul]], South Korea. His father was a physics professor and his mother was a medical professor.<ref name=":0" /> By the time he was one year old, Kim had learned both the [[Hangul|Korean alphabet]] and 1,000 [[Chinese characters|Chinese character]]<nowiki/>s by studying the ''[[Thousand Character Classic]]'', 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 [[calculus]] problems, and he also published a best-selling book of his essays in [[English language|English]] and [[German language|German]], as well as his [[calligraphy]] and illustrations.<ref name=":0" /> By the age of five, Kim could speak Korean, English, [[French language|French]], German and [[Japanese language|Japanese]].<ref name=":1" /> That year, he enrolled at [[Grant High School (Los Angeles)|Grant High School]] in [[Los Angeles]] after an article was published about him in ''[[Look (American magazine)|Look]]'' magazine that caught the attention of the school.<ref name="WashPost1967">{{cite news|url=|title=Korean genius, 4, poses problem for high school|last=|first=|date=1967-04-10|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=|agency=Associated Press|page=B5: 1}}</ref> He also audited a [[physics]] class at [[Hanyang University]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Fuji TV appearance ===

At the age of five, Kim appeared on [[Fuji Television]] in [[Japan]] and shocked the audience by solving [[Differential equation|differential equations]].<ref name=":0" /> He appeared on Japanese television again on November 5, when he solved complicated differential and integral calculus problems.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}

=== NASA and education ===

When he was eight years old, Kim went to study nuclear physics at the [[University of Colorado]].<ref name=":0" /> After graduating with a [[master's degree]], he went to work for [[NASA]], where he worked for ten years. In 2010, Kim said of his years at NASA, "At that time, I led my life like a machine―I woke up, solved the daily assigned equation, ate, slept, and so forth. I really didn’t know what I was doing, and I was lonely and had no friends."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20101006000616|title=‘Record IQ is just another talent’|last=Hwang|first=Jurie|date=2010-10-06|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref>

Upon returning to South Korea, Kim was required to formally complete South Korean schooling in order to get a job. He earned his elementary, middle, and high school degrees in just two years.<ref name=":2" /> He later enrolled in [[Chungbuk National University]] where he studied [[civil engineering]] and earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]].<ref name=":0" />

===Adulthood===

{{As of|2007}}, he served as adjunct faculty at [[Chungbuk National University]]. In March 14, 2014, he became associate professor in Shinhan University, and became vice president of North Kyeong-gi Development Research Center.

In 2010, Kim criticized the idea that he is a "failed genius" and additionally said, "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|accessdate=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|accessdate=September 10, 2017}}</ref>

== IQ ==

== IQ ==

At age four, Machua scored over 267 on an [[IQ test]] normally given to seven-year-olds.<ref name="WashPost1967" />{{Dubious |Contemporary IQ tests were not validated for such high scores |reason=The standard scoring tables of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and Wechsler test at that time did not go up to IQ scores that high, so let's discuss on talk page |date=November 2013}}

At age four, Kim scored over 200 on an [[IQ test]] normally given to seven-year-olds.<ref name="WashPost1967" />{{Dubious |Contemporary IQ tests were not validated for such high scores |reason=The standard scoring tables of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and Wechsler test at that time did not go up to IQ scores that high, so let's discuss on talk page |date=November 2013}}

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'{{Kenyan name|[[James (Kenyan name)|James]]}} '''James Machua''' ([[Kenya]]:born June 26, 1995)<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 310 IQ Becomes Professor...Kim Ung-Yong, Professor of Liberal Arts at Shinhan University}}</ref> is a University student and [[child prodigy]], who holds the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for highest [[Intelligence quotient|IQ]], at a score of 267.<ref>{{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=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1978|last=McWhirter|first=Norris|publisher=Bantam Books|year=1978|isbn=0553112554|location=|pages=49}}</ref> == Biography == REDACTED&CLASSIFIED == IQ == At age four, Machua scored over 267 on an [[IQ test]] normally given to seven-year-olds.<ref name="WashPost1967" />{{Dubious |Contemporary IQ tests were not validated for such high scores |reason=The standard scoring tables of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and Wechsler test at that time did not go up to IQ scores that high, so let's discuss on talk page |date=November 2013}} == References == REDACTED&CLASSIFIED {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Ung-yong}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:South Korean people]] [[Category:People from Seoul]] [[Category:Giftedness]] [[Category:Guinness World Records]]'

'{{Korean name|[[Kim (Korean name)|Kim]]}} {{Infobox Korean name | hangul = {{linktext|김|웅|용}} | hanja = {{linktext|金|雄|鎔}} | rr = Gim Ung-yong }} '''Kim Ung-yong''' ([[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 310 IQ Becomes Professor...Kim Ung-Yong, Professor of Liberal Arts at Shinhan University}}</ref> is a [[South Korea|South Korean]] professor and former [[child prodigy]], who once held the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for highest [[Intelligence quotient|IQ]], at a score of 210.<ref>{{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=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1978|last=McWhirter|first=Norris|publisher=Bantam Books|year=1978|isbn=0553112554|location=|pages=49}}</ref> == Biography == === Early life === Kim Ung-yong was born on March 8, 1962 in [[Seoul]], South Korea. His father was a physics professor and his mother was a medical professor.<ref name=":0" /> By the time he was one year old, Kim had learned both the [[Hangul|Korean alphabet]] and 1,000 [[Chinese characters|Chinese character]]<nowiki/>s by studying the ''[[Thousand Character Classic]]'', 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 [[calculus]] problems, and he also published a best-selling book of his essays in [[English language|English]] and [[German language|German]], as well as his [[calligraphy]] and illustrations.<ref name=":0" /> By the age of five, Kim could speak Korean, English, [[French language|French]], German and [[Japanese language|Japanese]].<ref name=":1" /> That year, he enrolled at [[Grant High School (Los Angeles)|Grant High School]] in [[Los Angeles]] after an article was published about him in ''[[Look (American magazine)|Look]]'' magazine that caught the attention of the school.<ref name="WashPost1967">{{cite news|url=|title=Korean genius, 4, poses problem for high school|last=|first=|date=1967-04-10|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=|agency=Associated Press|page=B5: 1}}</ref> He also audited a [[physics]] class at [[Hanyang University]].<ref name=":0" /> === Fuji TV appearance === At the age of five, Kim appeared on [[Fuji Television]] in [[Japan]] and shocked the audience by solving [[Differential equation|differential equations]].<ref name=":0" /> He appeared on Japanese television again on November 5, when he solved complicated differential and integral calculus problems.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}} === NASA and education === When he was eight years old, Kim went to study nuclear physics at the [[University of Colorado]].<ref name=":0" /> After graduating with a [[master's degree]], he went to work for [[NASA]], where he worked for ten years. In 2010, Kim said of his years at NASA, "At that time, I led my life like a machine―I woke up, solved the daily assigned equation, ate, slept, and so forth. I really didn’t know what I was doing, and I was lonely and had no friends."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20101006000616|title=‘Record IQ is just another talent’|last=Hwang|first=Jurie|date=2010-10-06|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref> Upon returning to South Korea, Kim was required to formally complete South Korean schooling in order to get a job. He earned his elementary, middle, and high school degrees in just two years.<ref name=":2" /> He later enrolled in [[Chungbuk National University]] where he studied [[civil engineering]] and earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]].<ref name=":0" /> ===Adulthood=== {{As of|2007}}, he served as adjunct faculty at [[Chungbuk National University]]. In March 14, 2014, he became associate professor in Shinhan University, and became vice president of North Kyeong-gi Development Research Center. In 2010, Kim criticized the idea that he is a "failed genius" and additionally said, "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|accessdate=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|accessdate=September 10, 2017}}</ref> == IQ == At age four, Kim scored over 200 on an [[IQ test]] normally given to seven-year-olds.<ref name="WashPost1967" />{{Dubious |Contemporary IQ tests were not validated for such high scores |reason=The standard scoring tables of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and Wechsler test at that time did not go up to IQ scores that high, so let's discuss on talk page |date=November 2013}} == References == {{Reflist|30em}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Ung-yong}} [[Category:1962 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:South Korean people]] [[Category:People from Seoul]] [[Category:Giftedness]] [[Category:Guinness World Records]]'

'@@ -1,14 +1,33 @@ -{{Kenyan name|[[James (Kenyan name)|James]]}} +{{Korean name|[[Kim (Korean name)|Kim]]}} +{{Infobox Korean name +| hangul = {{linktext|김|웅|용}} +| hanja = {{linktext|金|雄|鎔}} +| rr = Gim Ung-yong +}} +'''Kim Ung-yong''' ([[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 310 IQ Becomes Professor...Kim Ung-Yong, Professor of Liberal Arts at Shinhan University}}</ref> is a [[South Korea|South Korean]] professor and former [[child prodigy]], who once held the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for highest [[Intelligence quotient|IQ]], at a score of 210.<ref>{{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=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1978|last=McWhirter|first=Norris|publisher=Bantam Books|year=1978|isbn=0553112554|location=|pages=49}}</ref> -'''James Machua''' ([[Kenya]]:born June 26, 1995)<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 310 IQ Becomes Professor...Kim Ung-Yong, Professor of Liberal Arts at Shinhan University}}</ref> is a University student and [[child prodigy]], who holds the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for highest [[Intelligence quotient|IQ]], at a score of 267.<ref>{{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=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1978|last=McWhirter|first=Norris|publisher=Bantam Books|year=1978|isbn=0553112554|location=|pages=49}}</ref> +== Biography == + +=== Early life === +Kim Ung-yong was born on March 8, 1962 in [[Seoul]], South Korea. His father was a physics professor and his mother was a medical professor.<ref name=":0" /> By the time he was one year old, Kim had learned both the [[Hangul|Korean alphabet]] and 1,000 [[Chinese characters|Chinese character]]<nowiki/>s by studying the ''[[Thousand Character Classic]]'', 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 [[calculus]] problems, and he also published a best-selling book of his essays in [[English language|English]] and [[German language|German]], as well as his [[calligraphy]] and illustrations.<ref name=":0" /> By the age of five, Kim could speak Korean, English, [[French language|French]], German and [[Japanese language|Japanese]].<ref name=":1" /> That year, he enrolled at [[Grant High School (Los Angeles)|Grant High School]] in [[Los Angeles]] after an article was published about him in ''[[Look (American magazine)|Look]]'' magazine that caught the attention of the school.<ref name="WashPost1967">{{cite news|url=|title=Korean genius, 4, poses problem for high school|last=|first=|date=1967-04-10|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=|agency=Associated Press|page=B5: 1}}</ref> He also audited a [[physics]] class at [[Hanyang University]].<ref name=":0" /> + +=== Fuji TV appearance === +At the age of five, Kim appeared on [[Fuji Television]] in [[Japan]] and shocked the audience by solving [[Differential equation|differential equations]].<ref name=":0" /> He appeared on Japanese television again on November 5, when he solved complicated differential and integral calculus problems.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}} -== Biography == -REDACTED&CLASSIFIED +=== NASA and education === +When he was eight years old, Kim went to study nuclear physics at the [[University of Colorado]].<ref name=":0" /> After graduating with a [[master's degree]], he went to work for [[NASA]], where he worked for ten years. In 2010, Kim said of his years at NASA, "At that time, I led my life like a machine―I woke up, solved the daily assigned equation, ate, slept, and so forth. I really didn’t know what I was doing, and I was lonely and had no friends."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20101006000616|title=‘Record IQ is just another talent’|last=Hwang|first=Jurie|date=2010-10-06|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref> + +Upon returning to South Korea, Kim was required to formally complete South Korean schooling in order to get a job. He earned his elementary, middle, and high school degrees in just two years.<ref name=":2" /> He later enrolled in [[Chungbuk National University]] where he studied [[civil engineering]] and earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]].<ref name=":0" /> + +===Adulthood=== +{{As of|2007}}, he served as adjunct faculty at [[Chungbuk National University]]. In March 14, 2014, he became associate professor in Shinhan University, and became vice president of North Kyeong-gi Development Research Center. + +In 2010, Kim criticized the idea that he is a "failed genius" and additionally said, "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|accessdate=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|accessdate=September 10, 2017}}</ref> == IQ == -At age four, Machua scored over 267 on an [[IQ test]] normally given to seven-year-olds.<ref name="WashPost1967" />{{Dubious |Contemporary IQ tests were not validated for such high scores |reason=The standard scoring tables of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and Wechsler test at that time did not go up to IQ scores that high, so let's discuss on talk page |date=November 2013}} +At age four, Kim scored over 200 on an [[IQ test]] normally given to seven-year-olds.<ref name="WashPost1967" />{{Dubious |Contemporary IQ tests were not validated for such high scores |reason=The standard scoring tables of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and Wechsler test at that time did not go up to IQ scores that high, so let's discuss on talk page |date=November 2013}} == References == -REDACTED&CLASSIFIED +{{Reflist|30em}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Ung-yong}} '

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[ 0 => '{{Korean name|[[Kim (Korean name)|Kim]]}}', 1 => '{{Infobox Korean name', 2 => '| hangul = {{linktext|김|웅|용}}', 3 => '| hanja = {{linktext|金|雄|鎔}}', 4 => '| rr = Gim Ung-yong', 5 => '}}', 6 => ''''Kim Ung-yong''' ([[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 310 IQ Becomes Professor...Kim Ung-Yong, Professor of Liberal Arts at Shinhan University}}</ref> is a [[South Korea|South Korean]] professor and former [[child prodigy]], who once held the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for highest [[Intelligence quotient|IQ]], at a score of 210.<ref>{{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=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1978|last=McWhirter|first=Norris|publisher=Bantam Books|year=1978|isbn=0553112554|location=|pages=49}}</ref>', 7 => '== Biography ==', 8 => false, 9 => '=== Early life ===', 10 => 'Kim Ung-yong was born on March 8, 1962 in [[Seoul]], South Korea. His father was a physics professor and his mother was a medical professor.<ref name=":0" /> By the time he was one year old, Kim had learned both the [[Hangul|Korean alphabet]] and 1,000 [[Chinese characters|Chinese character]]<nowiki/>s by studying the ''[[Thousand Character Classic]]'', 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 [[calculus]] problems, and he also published a best-selling book of his essays in [[English language|English]] and [[German language|German]], as well as his [[calligraphy]] and illustrations.<ref name=":0" /> By the age of five, Kim could speak Korean, English, [[French language|French]], German and [[Japanese language|Japanese]].<ref name=":1" /> That year, he enrolled at [[Grant High School (Los Angeles)|Grant High School]] in [[Los Angeles]] after an article was published about him in ''[[Look (American magazine)|Look]]'' magazine that caught the attention of the school.<ref name="WashPost1967">{{cite news|url=|title=Korean genius, 4, poses problem for high school|last=|first=|date=1967-04-10|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=|agency=Associated Press|page=B5: 1}}</ref> He also audited a [[physics]] class at [[Hanyang University]].<ref name=":0" />', 11 => false, 12 => '=== Fuji TV appearance ===', 13 => 'At the age of five, Kim appeared on [[Fuji Television]] in [[Japan]] and shocked the audience by solving [[Differential equation|differential equations]].<ref name=":0" /> He appeared on Japanese television again on November 5, when he solved complicated differential and integral calculus problems.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}', 14 => '=== NASA and education ===', 15 => 'When he was eight years old, Kim went to study nuclear physics at the [[University of Colorado]].<ref name=":0" /> After graduating with a [[master's degree]], he went to work for [[NASA]], where he worked for ten years. In 2010, Kim said of his years at NASA, "At that time, I led my life like a machine―I woke up, solved the daily assigned equation, ate, slept, and so forth. I really didn’t know what I was doing, and I was lonely and had no friends."<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20101006000616|title=‘Record IQ is just another talent’|last=Hwang|first=Jurie|date=2010-10-06|work=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref>', 16 => false, 17 => 'Upon returning to South Korea, Kim was required to formally complete South Korean schooling in order to get a job. He earned his elementary, middle, and high school degrees in just two years.<ref name=":2" /> He later enrolled in [[Chungbuk National University]] where he studied [[civil engineering]] and earned a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D]].<ref name=":0" />', 18 => false, 19 => '===Adulthood===', 20 => '{{As of|2007}}, he served as adjunct faculty at [[Chungbuk National University]]. In March 14, 2014, he became associate professor in Shinhan University, and became vice president of North Kyeong-gi Development Research Center.', 21 => false, 22 => 'In 2010, Kim criticized the idea that he is a "failed genius" and additionally said, "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|accessdate=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|accessdate=September 10, 2017}}</ref>', 23 => 'At age four, Kim scored over 200 on an [[IQ test]] normally given to seven-year-olds.<ref name="WashPost1967" />{{Dubious |Contemporary IQ tests were not validated for such high scores |reason=The standard scoring tables of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and Wechsler test at that time did not go up to IQ scores that high, so let's discuss on talk page |date=November 2013}}', 24 => '{{Reflist|30em}}' ]

[ 0 => '{{Kenyan name|[[James (Kenyan name)|James]]}}', 1 => ''''James Machua''' ([[Kenya]]:born June 26, 1995)<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 310 IQ Becomes Professor...Kim Ung-Yong, Professor of Liberal Arts at Shinhan University}}</ref> is a University student and [[child prodigy]], who holds the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for highest [[Intelligence quotient|IQ]], at a score of 267.<ref>{{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=The Korea Herald|access-date=2018-01-10|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Guinness Book of World Records 1978|last=McWhirter|first=Norris|publisher=Bantam Books|year=1978|isbn=0553112554|location=|pages=49}}</ref>', 2 => '== Biography ==', 3 => 'REDACTED&CLASSIFIED', 4 => 'At age four, Machua scored over 267 on an [[IQ test]] normally given to seven-year-olds.<ref name="WashPost1967" />{{Dubious |Contemporary IQ tests were not validated for such high scores |reason=The standard scoring tables of the Stanford-Binet IQ test and Wechsler test at that time did not go up to IQ scores that high, so let's discuss on talk page |date=November 2013}}', 5 => 'REDACTED&CLASSIFIED ' ]

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