The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy by Amy Wallace

The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy

Amy Wallace

316 pages paperback 1986

2 editions

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William James Sidis (1898-1944) was born to a psychologist with some unorthodox ideas about child rearing, attended Harvard at an absurdly young age, burned out at 14, and spent most of the rest of his life working menial jobs and living in povert...

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