Prodigies! Wunderkinds! who are they?

Our dear old Wikipedia defines a prodigy as:

A child prodigy or Wunderkind is a person who, at an early age, develops one or more skills at a level far beyond the norm for their age

This boring definition isn’t really what intrigues me. Scientific definitions are very informative but far from being interesting. On the other hand, conventional and traditional stories about prodigies and how they come to be are far more interesting. Continue reading Prodigies, are they Reincarnated geniuses? →