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|title=The Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius

|sort=Spark: A Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius , The

|publisher=Penguin Fig Tree

|date=May 2013

|website=http://kristinebarnett.org/

|video=zpTmSf3NYs

|summary=A mother's account of raising a son with advanced cognitive abilities and helping him to realise his potential.

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The tutor stands at the front of the university class, frantically scribbling equations on the large whiteboard in front of him. He is well respected by his students; an expert in several fields, including general relativity, string theory, quantum field theory and biophysics. In fact, he recently unveiled a brand new theory that may put him in line for a Nobel Prize.