Laurent Simons, a child from the Belgian coastal city of Ostend, has just graduated from the University of Antwerp with a bachelor’s degree in physics, making him the second youngest graduate in the world.
It took the eleven-year-old just one year to get his bachelor's degree, while a normal student needs at least three years.
In an interview with the Dutch daily De Telegraaf, Simons said: "I am not interested in the fact that I am the youngest graduate, I just want to get knowledge." "My goal is to replace body parts with mechanical parts," Simons said.
'Immortality' is his main goal. "I want to be able to replace as many body parts as possible with mechanical parts. I have devised a way to get there. You may think of it as a big puzzle. Quantum physics - the study of smaller particles - is the first part of the puzzle , "he said.
To solve that enigma, he said he must work with the best professors in the world, penetrate their minds and discover how they think.
He completed his high school education in just 1.5 years and received his high school diploma at the age of eight.
Last year, he was interested in classical mechanics and quantum physics and became obsessed with knowing everything he could about them.
