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Fictional Child Prodigies
Child prodigy, Child prodigies, and children who have exceptional talents, are frequently featured in entertainment media. This article indicates some examples of characters cited as child prodigies in such media. In comics * Adhemar (comic book character), Adhemar, son of Nero (comic book character), Nero in the eponymous Belgian comic strip series ''The Adventures of Nero'' is a five year old who is so intelligent that he teaches at both the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. He has his own laboratory in Kobbegem and invents numerous new inventions, including rockets, medicines, robots, and atomic formulae. * Dilton Doiley from the Archie comic book series is the smartest teenager in Riverdale and is an amateur inventor. * Génial Olivier, the main protagonist of the eponymous Belgian comic strip series by Jacques Devos is a boy genius whose inventions drive the plot of many of his stories. *Kakashi Hatake, introduced as the trainer of Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Child Prodigy
A child prodigy is, technically, a child under the age of 10 who produces meaningful work in some domain at the level of an adult expert. The term is also applied more broadly to describe young people who are extraordinarily talented in some field. The term ''wunderkind'' (from German ''Wunderkind''; literally "wonder child") is sometimes used as a synonym for child prodigy, particularly in media accounts. ''Wunderkind'' also is used to recognise those who achieve success and acclaim early in their adult careers. Generally, prodigies in all domains are suggested to have relatively elevated Intelligence quotient, IQ, extraordinary memory, and exceptional attention to detail. Significantly, while math and physics prodigies may have higher IQs, this may be an impediment to art prodigies. Examples Chess prodigies Deliberate practice K. Anders Ericsson emphasised the contribution of deliberate practice over their innate talent to prodigies' exceptional performance in chess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |