The interest must come from the kid, but there are conditions that enable this interest. From a previously mentioned link in this thread [1], Tang's father is a

The interest must come from the kid, but there are conditions that enable this interest. From a previously mentioned link in this thread [1], Tang's father is a bioengineer professor, which means: 1. Financial stability in the family, and it seems that both parents where emotionaly supportive 2. The father is knowledgeable in sciences, that means he can orient the learning and use his network 3. The father let his son work in his nanotechnology lab [1] http://www.uta.edu/utamagazine/archive-issues/2010-13/2012/12/cultivating-genius/index.html http://www.uta.edu/utamagazine/archive-issues/2010-13/2012/1...