10-Year-Old Solves Science Riddle and Co-Authors Paper
Posted June 12, 2012 8:19 AM
From New Scientist - Online News:
First he assisted his father with Sudoku, then helped him crack a chemistry problem that had puzzled him for years. Meet Linus Hovmoller Zou and his dad Sven
Re: 10-Year-Old Solves Science Riddle and Co-Authors Paper
06/21/2012 12:39 PM
Certainly negates the idea that a lot of previous training and experience is necessary to solve such problems. Pattern recognition is key. And it's interesting that "patterns" exist to be recognized.