American politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant Henry Kissinger used to introduce Bangladesh to the Americans as a ‘bottomless basket.’ But over the years, the country has turned around under the leadership of Sheikh Hasina. Now Bangladesh is known to the world as a role model of development. The world saw the light of another wonder of Bangladesh. Soborno Isaac Bari, an American citizen of Bangladeshi descent who is only nine years old, surprised the Americans as well as the world. You might want to know, what did he do
Soborno Isaac was born on April 9, 2012, in New York. Although he took birth in the USA, his roots are from Bangladesh. His father Rashidul Bari belonged to Chittagong before being an immigrant in the USA. He is currently a part-time professor of mathematics at Baruch College, New York City University, and also a physics teacher at New Vision Chatter High School for Advanced Math and Science. Soborno’s mother, Remon Bari alias Shaheda Bari holds a degree in accounting from the Bronx Community College.
How did he get the name Soborno Isaac Bari
Soborno started talking in full sentences when he was only 6 months old. At the age of 2, he could solve math, physics, and chemistry problems promptly. After that, his parents started sharing Soborno’s problem-solving videos on social media, which caught the attention of some local TV channels in New York. Voice of America (VOA) invited Soborno for an interview and tested his brilliant abilities. Nevertheless, Soborno is the youngest person ever to appear in a VOA interview.
After the interview, Soborno’s parents received a message to change their son’s name to Issac, after Sir Isaac Newton. However, Rashidul and Shahida did not pay much attention to this. Later they discovered their son’s ability and named him ‘Soborno Isaac Bari.’ In 2014, New York City College President Lisa Koiko named Soborno “Einstein of Our Time.”
Why is he special
The boy who was yet to start school could solve the complex problems of mathematics, physics, and chemistry easily. He could also read English books without formal education of literacy! Fascinated by his one-and-a-half-year-old son’s mathematical talent, Rashidul Bari started giving his son advanced math and science lessons. And at the age of only two, he memorized the periodic table of chemistry.
This incredible ability spread among the students and teachers of the City University of New York. The talent of this wonder boy also spread on social media. At the age of only three, Soborno has astonished the whole world by showing his skills in these three subjects.
Soborno’s achievement, awards, recognitions
In the meantime, the Bangladeshi origin talent has surprised the universities of the United States. At the age of two, he was interviewed in a college in the United States. Further, at just two years old, he was interviewed by Sabrina Chowdhury Donna from Voice of America.
So far, 6 professors from 6 different universities have taken exams in complex subjects of chemistry, along with geometry and algebra, to check Soborno’s merit. Later, MIT professor and NASA scientist Dr. Mizan Chowdhury took a test in front of thousands of people in Fobana, Washington DC, where Soborno solved complex math problems without a calculator.
On June 12, 2015, Dr. Daniel Kabat, chairman of physics at Limon College, invited Soborno to his college to test his talent, and Soborno impressed him by making a lemon battery. The battery was made through the electric circuit, and the bulb was lit through the potential difference. Then came the invitation from one of the engineering schools in the United States. Dr. Lisa Kaiko, President of City College of New York, invited Subarna on March 21, 2014. Professor Gerald Pozman, once vice-president of Medgar Evers College in New York, tested Soborno’s talent, and he surprised Medgar by saying all the elements of the golden periodic table.
In November 2016, four-year-old Soborno Bari received a letter from then-US President Barack Obama in recognition of his ability to solve problems in mathematics, physics, and chemistry at the PhD level. Oxford University Vice-Chancellor Professor Lewis Richardson, Nobel laureate Dr. Oliver Hutt, and the University of Pennsylvania President I Gutmann also wrote letters. Soborno is also recognized by Sir John Simon Barco, the current Speaker of the British Parliament.
Bari wrote a book named ‘The Love’ based on maths, physics, anti-terrorism campaigns in 2019. And soon, he became well known as a child prodigy. Later in 2020, Soborno Isaac Bari received the Global Child Prodigy award due to his intelligence. Nobel Peace Laureate Dr. Kailash Satyarthi presented the “Global Child Prodigy Award” to Soborno as a scientist in Delhi. Bari was also considered among the Top 100 Child Prodigies of the world.
In March 2020, Bangladeshi-American child Soborno took part in NBC TV’s talk show ‘Little Big Shot’ and was interviewed by US actress Melissa McCarthy.
Soborno: The youngest professor of the world
In 2018, when Soborno was just 6 years old, he was recognized as a scientist by Harvard University. After he won the Child Prodigy Award as a scientist, Ruia College of Mumbai University appointed Soborno as a scientist and visiting professor of Physics.
His future plans
Soborno Bari is now a student at the Gifted and Talented Program in New York City. Currently, he is making a robot named Nazrul-1. However, the details of this project are yet to be published. Soborno’s father has a science laboratory, where Soborno spends time there to surpass himself day by day. Now he is dreaming of becoming a scientist. Soborno’s father thinks his child will win the Nobel Prize in the near future, and seemingly Soborno is working toward his goal.
Source: United News of Bangladesh