Isaac Bari has been nicknamed ‘the Einstein of our time’ and has been teaching computer science and physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Isaac Bari has been nicknamed ‘the Einstein of our time’ and has been teaching computer science and physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Picture: Supplied.
JOHANNESBURG – A nine-year-old dubbed “the youngest professor in the world” is visiting South Africa, talking to other professors and students.
Isaac Bari has been nicknamed “the Einstein of our time” and has been teaching computer science and physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Bari, who was born in 2012, has also been nominated for a Nobel Prize and has written a book on education, empathy and imagination.
Bari was able to talk in full sentences at six months of age and was able to solve maths, physics and chemistry problems at two.
The young scientist won the Global Child Prodigy Award in 2020 and the Ruia College of Mumbai University appointed him as a scientist and a visting professor of physics.
He’ll be recognised by the Da Vinci Institute here in South Africa, along with legendary playwright John Kani, for their immense contribution in their respective fields.
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