60 Minutes
Child Prodigies
Season 37, Episode 33 · Aired 2005-07-01
Synopsis
One girl wants to play against men in the most competitive golf tournament in the world. She's that good. A boy genius wants to cure diseases, bring peace to the world and design space stations. Don't bet against him. A boy who could be the next Beethoven has already composed more than half the number of symphonies the great composer wrote. A Beethoven symphony took months or years to write; this boy wrote one in a few hours. They're all under 15 and among the most remarkable and gifted children 60 MINUTES has ever encountered.
In the series
This episode is part of 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS.
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Key cast
- Mike Wallace as Correspondent
- Morley Safer as Correspondent
- Harry Reasoner as Correspondent
- Ed Bradley as Correspondent
- Diane Sawyer as Correspondent