Education Time!

Ironically schooling did not stimulate the young Mr. Thomas Young. Before he even turned six years old he was sent daily to a clergyman whom as he stated had no talent nor a temper to teach anything well. For a year and half Thomas attended a boarding school where arithmetic was taught. However, Thomas had reached the end of their text book on his own before his professor reached the middle with the entire class. By the age of nine he had transferred to a school in Dorsetshire that was run by Mr. Thompson. Here he was happy because he was able to have some freedom in the ways he spent his down time. It was at this school that Thomas had learned to read Greek and Latin classics. These included, Virgil, Horace, Xenophon, and Homer. He also learned some elementary mathematics as well as learning some French and Italian. Later Thomas expanded his foreign language by learning Hebrew. By age thirteen he read through 30 chapters of the Hebrew bible (I say Dedicated!). It may have seemed at the time that Thomas was neglecting science however the truth is, he wasn't. Thomas had been making microscopes and telescopes as well as creating various kinds of colors experimentally. He also did many chemical experiments and learned how to use mathematical and philosophical instruments. Thomas had also become passionate about studying botany. Throughout his experimental ages he was inspired by Newton, Boyle, and Hooke but he mainly liked to use his own mind. He came up with his own individual experiments because he was a see it to believe it type of guy, just like Einstein. Later on in Thomas's life he would become a Medical student where things would get to be a little rocky.