Question

What achievement revealed bernardo alberto houssay's intelligence as a boy?

Answer 1

Below are the choices that can be found elsewhere:

a. he wrote his first book before he was 10 years old

b.he was admitted to the university at age 14

c. he learned to read and write at age 4

d. he knew more than his parents

The answer is B. He was admitted to the Pharmacy School at the University of Buenos Aires at 14 years of age and subsequently to the Medical School of the same University from 1904 to 1910, beginning when he was only 17 years old. While a third year medical student, Houssay took up a post as a research and teaching assistant in the Chair of Physiology.

Answer 2

Below are the choices that can be found elsewhere:

a. he wrote his first book before he was 10 years old

b.he was admitted to the university at age 14

c. he learned to read and write at age 4

d. he knew more than his parents

The correct answer is:

B. He was admitted to the Pharmacy School at the University of Buenos Aires at 14 years of age

Step-by-step explanation:

Nobel Prize-winning scientist Bernardo Alberto Houssay was born on April 10, 1887, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The descendant of a lawyer, Houssay exceeded in his studies at an advanced age. He proceeded to the University of Buenos Aires at the age of 14 and certified from the university's pharmacy school three years later. He served as a pharmacist for a time while he went to medical school. Houssay earned his M.D. degree at the age of 23.