Jacob Barnett

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Not to be confused with Jacob Barnet.
Jacob L. Barnett
Born () May 26, 1998 (age 18)
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Education Certificate of Completion, Perimeter Scholars International, 2014

Jacob L. "Jake" Barnett (born May 26, 1998) is an American physics student and child prodigy.[1][2] According to a memoir penned by his mother, he was diagnosed with autism when he was two years old and was homeschooled by his parents.[3][4][5]

Barnett was admitted to the Perimeter Scholars International in 2013, a one-year non-degree master's level program at the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario.[6] At the age of 15, he was the youngest student admitted to the program[7] since its inaugural class four years prior in 2009.[8] He completed the program in 2014[9] and has subsequently been listed as a doctoral student at the Perimeter Institute.[10]

References[edit]

  1. Jump up ^ 60 Minutes Overtime
  2. Jump up ^ Ruthsatz, Joanne & Kimberly Stephens (2016). The Prodigy's Cousin. The Family Link Between Autism and Extraordinary Talent (1st ed.). New York: Current. p. 30, 99-114, 169, 171, 181, 203 & 212-213. ISBN 978-1-61723-018-9. 
  3. Jump up ^ Barnett, Kristine (2013). The spark : a mother's story of nurturing genius (1st ed.). New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0812993370. 
  4. Jump up ^ Maureen Seaberg, "The Spark and Synesthesia: Savant Jake Barnett Calculates Using Colored Shapes," Psychology Today, May 16, 2013. —Book review
  5. Jump up ^ Chris Edwards (September 25, 2013). "The Spark and the Hype". Skeptic. 
  6. Jump up ^ Paul Wells, "Jacob Barnett, Boy Genius," Maclean's, Sept. 2013.
  7. Jump up ^ Lambert, Lisa (August 30, 2013). "Perimeter Institute welcomes exceptional young talent". Perimeter Institute. 
  8. Jump up ^ Perimeter Scholars International Graduates Inaugural Class
  9. Jump up ^ "PSI Ceremony 2014". Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. 
  10. Jump up ^ "Jacob Barnett | Perimeter Institute". Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. Retrieved 2014-10-06. 

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