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Vorlage:Dablinks Vorlage:Copy edit Vorlage:Essay-like Vorlage:Korean name Vorlage:Infobox Korean name Kim Ung-yong (born March 7, 1963) is a South Korean civil engineer and former child prodigy. Kim was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ"; the book gave the boy's score as about 210. Guinness retired the "Highest IQ" category in 1990 after concluding IQ tests were too unreliable to designate a single record holder.

Kim was born in Hongje-dong, Seoul, South Korea. His father was Kim Soo-Sun, a professor. He started speaking at the age of 6 months and was able to read Japanese, Korean, German, English and many other languages by his third birthday. When he was four years old, his father said he had memorized about 2000 words in both English and German. He was writing poetry in Korean and Chinese and wrote two very short books of essays and poems (less than 20 pages). In age of 5, November 2, 1967, he showed in Fuji TV in Japan and amazed guests solving Differential Equations. And in that show, he also wrote poems with different languages including English, Mandarin, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog, Japanese and Korean.

An article was published about him in Look magazine. After reading the article, a teacher Vorlage:Citation needed and students at Grant High School in Los Angeles began writing to him and in February 1967 his father applied for Kim to be enrolled at Grant High School.

By four years old, he had scored more than 200 on an IQ test normally given to seven-year-olds.Vorlage:Dubious

On November 5, 1977, Kim solved complicated differential and integral calculus problems on Japanese television.

In 1970, he audited classes in Colorado School of Mines, and studied as non-degree Ph.D student for thermo phosics and nuclear physics. In 1978, he served in NASA as senior researcher, untill he returned to South Korea in 1980.

Tired of US life, he returned Korea and entered Chungbuk National University, and majored civil engineering and got Ph.D degree. He listed his name in Marquis Who's Who in the World 23rd ed and IBC chosen 21s top scientist 2000.

Vorlage:As of he also serves 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.

Nowadays he his having happy life as normal father, having two sons, generally remaining silent. He argues that even his coworkers didn't know that he was well-known prodigy in his early childhood, since he never mentioned about it. In recent interview with MBC in September 8, 2012, a documentary about him was made and broadcasted, mentioning that "Is it really 'life' that follows fixed track given to you? Now, as it is, is true, and most happy moment." In this program, it is admitted that he was indeed much talented but they pointed out that media exaggerated and altered facts wrongly.

In September 30, 2014, he showed in a quiz show 1 vs 100 in KBS 2TV.

External links

• ["Korean genius, 4, poses problem for high school". The Washington Post. AP. April 10, 1967.]
• Record IQ is just another talent, article by Hwang Jurie, The Korea Herald, October 6, 2010
• 김웅용. In: Naver People. Abgerufen am 9. Juni 2007. 
• 김웅용. In: Empas People. Abgerufen am 9. Juni 2007. 
• Super Scholar