Autistic boy,12, with higher IQ than Einstein develops his own theory of relativity. A 12-year-old child prodigy has astounded university professors after grappling with some of the most advanced concepts in mathematics.
Jacob Barnett has an IQ of 170 – higher than Albert Einstein – and is now so far advanced in his Indiana university studies that professors are lining him up for a PHD research role. The boy wonder, who taught himself calculus, algebra, geometry and trigonometry in a week, is now tutoring fellow college classmates after hours. Charlie Chaplin final speech in The Great Dictator. Aldous Huxley. Aldous Leonard Huxley /ˈhʌksli/ (26 July 1894 – 22 November 1963) was an English writer, philosopher and a prominent member of the Huxley family.
He was best known for his novels including Brave New World, set in a dystopian London, and for non-fiction books, such as The Doors of Perception, which recalls experiences when taking a psychedelic drug, and a wide-ranging output of essays. Early in his career Huxley edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories and poetry. Mid career and later, he published travel writing, film stories and scripts. Aldous Huxley Visionary 1958 Interview with Mike Wallace 1 of 2. Aldous Huxley Visionary 1958 Interview with Mike Wallace 2 of 2 [HD] END. Brave New World. Classic 1932 science fiction novel by Aldous Huxley In 1999, the Modern Library ranked Brave New World as #5 on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.[2] In 2003, Robert McCrum, writing for The Observer, included Brave New World chronologically at #53 in "the top 100 greatest novels of all time",[3] and the novel was listed at #87 on The Big Read survey by the BBC.[4] Title[edit] O wonder!
How many goodly creatures are there here! George R. R. Martin. Early life[edit] George Raymond Martin (he later adopted the Confirmation name Richard at the age of 13)[5] was born on September 20, 1948,[6] in Bayonne, New Jersey,[7] the son of longshoreman Raymond Collins Martin and his wife Margaret Brady Martin.
He has two younger sisters, Darleen and Janet. Martin's father was half Italian, while his mother was half Irish; [8] his family also contains German, English, and French ancestry. The family first lived in a house on Broadway, belonging to Martin's great-grandmother. A Song of Ice and Fire. This article is about the series of novels.
For the television adaptation, see Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. Game of Thrones Violin Cover. Robert A. Heinlein. Free Speculative Fiction Online: Robert A. Heinlein. Arthur C. Clarke. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS (Sri Lankabhimanya Arthur Charles Clarke) (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer,[3] inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.[4]
Arthur C. Clarke Quotes. Clarke's three laws. Arthur C Clarke predicting the future in 1964. Terry Pratchett. Pratchett was the UK's best-selling author of the 1990s,[6][7] and has sold over 85 million books worldwide in 37 languages.[8][9] He is currently the second most-read writer in the UK, and seventh most-read non-US author in the US.[10] Pratchett was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and was knighted for services to literature in the 2009 New Year Honours.[11][12] In 2001 he won the annual Carnegie Medal for The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, the first Discworld book marketed for children.[13][14] He received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2010.
In December 2007, Pratchett announced that he was suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's disease.[15] Subsequently he made a substantial public donation to the Alzheimer's Research Trust,[16] and filmed a programme chronicling his experiences with the disease for the BBC. Background[edit] Early life[edit] The L-Space Web: Books & Writings. Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die (2011) - Full. Terry Pratchett "The Importance of Being Amazed about Absolutely Everything" Isaac Asimov. The Last Question. Eyes Do More Than See. Copyright © 1965 by Mercury Press, Inc.
After hundreds of billions of years, he suddenly thought of himself as Ames. Not the wavelength combination which, though all the universe was now the equivalent of Ames -- but the sound itself. A faint memory came back of the sound waves he no longer heard and no longer could hear. The Feeling of Power. "Explain, Aub" said Shuman.
"Yes, Programmer. Well, gentlemen, I write down seventeen and just underneath it I write twenty-three. "Nightfall" by Isaac Asimov. Isaak Asimov. "Nightfall" Title: Nightfall Author: Isaak Asimov Original copyright year: 1941 Genre: science fiction Date of e-text: September 12, 1999 Prepared by: Ken. Issac Asimov Interview 1985 Pt 1 of 5. Hunter S. Thompson. Hunter Stockton Thompson (July 18, 1937 – February 20, 2005) was an American journalist and author.
Born in Louisville, Kentucky, to a middle-class family, Thompson had a turbulent youth after the death of his father left the family in poverty. He was unable to formally finish high school as he was incarcerated for 60 days after abetting a robbery. He subsequently joined the United States Air Force before moving into journalism. Hunter S. Thompson. *HST – Rare Articles « Totally Gonzo – The Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism Community. Big Sur: The Tropic of Henry Miller – Hunter S.
Thompson (Rogue Oct. 1961) “It Ain’t Hardly That Way No More” – Hunter S. Thompson (Pageant Sept. 1965) The 450-Square Mile Parking Lot – Hunter S. Thompson (Pageant Dec. 1965) Why Boys Will Be Girls – Hunter S. Page 1. Security by Hunter S. Thompson. Hunter S. Thompson Quotes.