Ainan Celeste Cawley Explained

Ainan Celeste Cawley (born 23 November 1999) is a Singaporean prodigy.[1]

Cawley gave his first public lecture at the age of six,[2] [3] and at seven years and one month of age, he had passed the GCSE chemistry and studied chemistry at the tertiary level in Singapore Polytechnic[4] a year later. At the age of 9, he was able to recite pi to 521 decimal places and could remember the periodic table.[5] At the age of 12, he had scored his first film, which was premiered at the Vilnius International Film Festival and eventually, directed his own film.[6]

In 2007, Cawley studied at NUS High School of Math and Science, but left after expectations of his family were not met.[7]

In 2009, Cawley was featured in a Channel 4 documentary titled The World's Cleverest Child and Me.[8]

In 2010, his family moved to Kuala Lumpur, where Cawley is a student at the Taylor's University in Malaysia after his father's request to have his son homeschooled was rejected.[9] [10] [11]

As of 2013, he is pursuing his career in music.

According to his parents, Valentine Cawley and Syahidah Osman, Cawley could walk at six months old and construct complex sentences by his first birthday,[12] and had said his first word when he was two weeks old.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bertrand. Natasha. Natasha Bertrand. 27 February 2015. The 40 smartest people of all time. 28 November 2018. Business Insider.
  2. Web site: Is Six Year Old Child Prodigy, Ainan Celeste Cawley, The World's Youngest Science Teacher?. https://web.archive.org/web/20080522161013/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb480311.htm. dead. 22 May 2008. Cawley. Valentine. 19 November 2006. Cision. 28 November 2018.
  3. Web site: The World's 50 Smartest Teenagers. The Best Schools. 28 November 2018 . Barham . James.
  4. Web site: Half-Irish prodigy, 8, secures college place. 20 May 2008. Irish Examiner. 28 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701114842/https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/half-irish-prodigy-8-secures-college-place-63192.html . 1 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Nine-year-old prodigy is 'world's cleverest child'. Cawley. Ainan. 26 January 2009. The Telegraph. 28 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Irish child prodigy puts talent to use for typhoon charity. Buckley. Dan. 4 January 2014. Irish Examiner. 28 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Father frustrated by 'lack of support' for son's talent. 2022-01-25. www.asiaone.com.
  8. Web site: The World's Cleverest Child and Me. 2009. 28 November 2018.
  9. Web site: Migration. 2013-04-02. My child is a prodigy The Straits Times. 2022-01-25. www.straitstimes.com. en.
  10. Web site: 2010-01-06 . Prodigy moves to Malaysia from 'rigid' Singapore Taiwan News 2010-01-06 12:26:45 . 2022-01-25 . Taiwan News.
  11. Web site: Child prodigy quits ‘rigid’ Singapore for Malaysia. 6 January 2010. Asian Correspondent. 28 November 2018. 28 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181128210912/https://asiancorrespondent.com/2010/01/prodigy-moves-to-malaysia-from-rigid-singapore/. dead.
  12. Web site: Can the child prodigy work out if he should go to university aged 7?. Frean. Alexandra. 10 November 2007. The Times UK. 28 November 2018.
  13. Web site: GIFTED CHILDREN: Young achievers, high expectations. Yeoh. O. C.. 2 November 2014. New Straits Times. 28 November 2018.

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