Dam Thanh Son - An 8-year-old Vietnamese prodigy who knows how to solve high school math, 15 years old is famous in the world, how is it?

He was named one of the best physicists in Vietnam and is currently having a successful career in the US.

Quit the "noble" major to choose Physics

GS. Dam Thanh Son was born in 1969 in Hanoi into an intellectual family whose father is Dam Trung Bao (Professor of Chemistry), and mother is Nguyen Thi Hao (Associate Professor, Doctor of Biochemistry).

From a young age, GS. Dam Thanh Son has been called a "prodigy". Just in 2nd grade (current 3rd grade), the 7-year-old b.oy has solved 10th grade math (current 12th grade). He majored in Mathematics - Information from the University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

GS. Dam Thanh Son won a gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad at the age of 15 with a perfect score of 42/42. Thanks to the achievement of w.inning the International Mathematics Gold Medal, Prof. Dam Thanh Son was sent to Moscow State University named after Lomonosov (former Soviet Union) to study at university.

Everyone thinks that with the achievement of gold medal in International Mathematics, Prof. Dam Thanh Son will study Mathematics, which is the "noble" faculty of the school. But young man Dam Thanh Son resolutely chose to study Physics.

"Almost everyone thought I would choose to study Math because I majored in Math and had outstanding results in the international math exam. But I chose Physics because I liked it better when I was a kid. ". GS. Dam Thanh Son confided.

"When I was a c.hild, I read some popular science books such as: Funny Physics by Yakov Perelman, The Story of Basic Physics Constants by Dang Mong Lan... I saw Einstein's theory of relativity. , Quantum mechanics theory is very good, so I want to learn more about these subjects. Therefore, I chose physics to study."

This decision helped Prof. Dam Thanh Son achieved resounding success. At the age of 25, he successfully defended his doctoral thesis at Moscow Nuclear Research.

Making great breakthroughs for humanity

In 1995, Prof. Dam Thanh Son to America. He in turn researched and taught at the University of Washington, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbia University, University of Chicago... His research area is Theoretical Physics, mainly Particle Physics, Physics. nuclear theory and its applications.

The "University Professor" represents the highest academic aspirations of the University of Chicago. They are selected from outside organizations because of their internationally recognized outstanding talent and their vast influence.

GS. Dam Thanh Son is the 19th person to receive the title of university professor and the 7th lecturer to receive this title.

In addition to appointing Mr. Son, the University of Chicago also opened a Center for Physical Investigation. This center was established to be the focal point of Theoretical Physics activities, in order to significantly support PhD students, students and visitors.

Principal Thomas F. Rosenbaum said the center will have the role of bringing faculty together under a common umbrella, building on the rich tradition of interdisciplinary science represented by the James Franck Institutes and Enrico Fermi.

Mr. Son said this form of cooperation is one of the reasons why he chose the University of Chicago.

"Chandrasekhar's famous journey from India to Europe inspired me when I was a c.hild in Vietnam, and Fermi's lectures deeply influenced me as a student in Vietnam. Moscow. I've had a very interesting 10 years at the Institute of Nuclear Theory at the University of Washington. And now, I'm ready for new challenges," said Prof. Son.

"Mr Son is one of the few leading theoretical physicists of his generation and one of the few quintessence of humanity," said Emil Martinec, physics professor and director of the Enrico Fermi Institute. .

Before that, in 2010, Professor Ngo Bao Chau also moved to the University of Chicago to work.

Up to now, GS. Dam Thanh Son has more than 100 published research works, some of which are rated as "making breakthroughs in research fields".

The most prominent is the new work on a liquid black hole model in 10-dimensional space, published by him and his colleagues, PK Kovtun, and AO Starinets (KSS team) in the world's top physics journal. About Physical Review Letters. This discovery resonated immediately in the scientific community.

In November 2005, in the journal Scientific American, Juan Maldacena, a very famous American physicist, published an overview, in which, after mentioning the discovery of the famous British scientist Stephen W. Hawking about the black hole, immediately mentioned the invention of Dam Thanh Son, a Vietnamese scientist working in the US, about the liquid form of the "newborn Universe".

Despite being very successful abroad, Prof. Dam Thanh Son is always attached to his homeland. He returned home many times to attend the conference "Meet Vietnam" with many world-famous physicists; participate in the jury, the organization board of international math and physics competitions in Vietnam.

Wherever he is, he tries to use his influence to help Vietnam's physics industry, creating conditions for many Vietnamese students to study in the US as well as other countries with advanced science. other.

The 13-year-old prodigy went to college and was expelled from school at 17 because of his parents' education Phong Trần22:53:27 14/03/2024Yongkang was born in 1983 in Huarong district, Yueyang city, Hunan province, China. Tutored by his mother since childhood, he quickly became a prodigy with a series of remarkable achievements.