Content of the article EINDHOVEN - As he holds his puppy in his arms, Laurent Simons looks much like any other 9-year-old boy. P2psys.com He then begins to talk about his work at the Netherlands university in which he has created an electronic circuit that could recreate a small portion of the brain.
He states that the brain-onchip project is a combination of biomedical engineering and electrical fields.
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Article content Belgian boy wonder, with an intelligence of 140 and a bachelor's degree as an electrical engineer at Eindhoven University of Technology next month, is on track to become the world's youngest university graduate.
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Content of the article "I'm planning to get my PhD and also study a bit of medicine, but prior to that vacation," he said of his plans for post-graduation, as 9-week-old puppy Sammy dozed in his mother Lydia's arms.
After graduating from high school in less than a year, Laurent - born in Belgium but currently living in the Netherlands - started the university and will complete the three-year bachelor's degree in less than nine months.
"Every professor is really enthusiastic about having Laurent and for us it's a unique situation, of course, because he's the youngest student we've ever had," said program director Sjoerd Hulshof.
Article content "The speed of his mind - we cannot imagine what's happening inside his head. He is three times more intelligent than the most brilliant student we have ever had.
The newest person to obtain a college degree is American Michael Kearney, who did it in June 1994 at 10 years 4 months, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
When he's not at the university, Laurent says he walks the dog, plays video games like Minecraft and Fortnite or uploads photos to Instagram.
Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor inspired him to study artificial organs and eventually create an entire artificial body in his laboratory. "My grandparents are heart patients," he explained of the choice.
Offers are pouring into universities all over the world , and Laurent's parents are helping him consider the possibilities, with the U.S. west coast currently an option for him.
His father, Alexander, doesn't dare predict Laurent's future because he has smashed all expectations so far however he stressed that there was no need to hurry.
He added, "What he's currently doing is playing with education. It's just playing around." "And that's fine. (Reporting by Anthony Deutsch; Editing courtesy of Alex Richardson).
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