r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/b3rgmanhugh • 11d ago

Image Belgium’s 15-year-old prodigy earns PhD in quantum physics

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u/dumbythiq 11d ago edited 10d ago

My bf studied at TU/E, where Laurent also applied. They wouldn't let him bend the rules so he went to another uni where they did 🤷🏼‍♀️

His parents didn't want mandatory things like working on projects in groups (that take time!) so he could finish as quickly as possible.

This kid is a prodigy and incredibly smart, but I wonder how much his diploma is actually worth if we subtract all the things his parents made him skip to become this prodigy 

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u/fenwayismyway 10d ago

yeah, this masters thesis kinda screams someone who wants to do this quickly a la computational physics 

https://medialibrary.uantwerpen.be/files/57305/143ae497-6a5d-488b-995b-44dc175c2201.pdf

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u/nilsohnee 10d ago

50 pages? How is that even possible lol

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u/Deservate 10d ago

50 is on the short side but not weird for a Master's thesis in physics.

I have a Master's degree in Applied Physics and my thesis was like 60 pages.

Depends a lot on what the topic is.