In July 2021, he completed his Bachelor’s studies in physics in Antwerp while winning the highest distinction, at the age of 11. The student, who was aiming for a doctorate, was therefore officially embarking on the university’s Master’s program, of which he had already taken a few courses.
Then, the 12-year-old from Ostend got his Master’s degree. His general average? 88%, just that! Laurent Simons told the Standaard: “I know the subject very well, so I automatically get a good mark”.
After graduating, he made no secret that his ultimate goal was to immortalize mankind by making artificial organs.
Faced with this exceptional little boy, Streamz, in collaboration with Videoland, offers a docu-film on young Einstein and his dream of imposing immortality through artificial organs.
HLN looked into the matter. What Laurent wants is for people – and especially those with a certain mileage – to stop dying. “If anyone in the world has a chance to make it happen, it’s him,” says his father Alexander, who along with his wife Lydia sold his three dental practices to fully invest in the ambitions of their child.
It must be said that with an IQ of 145, just below Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, you can bet on your future with your eyes closed. “Gifted people who often make an effort, but I don’t make any effort. I’m just myself. I don’t know why I’m so smart,” he said.
Still, the young Belgian prodigy will soon have a documentary about his life. What we discover there, among other things, is the origin of his desire to immortalize people. Not for the betterment of the world, nor for scientific or other glory, but for separation anxiety. We will see Laurent defending “archi-difficult theses in English, with university adults listening with fascination to what he has to say in the conference room”, says HLN.
A film “beautiful, touching and – as its age allows – of childish naivety”, “a Nobel Prize in the making” to be discovered soon.