This is a nice read written about a man who was a precocious 8 yr old learning about computer programming, and chronicles some of his achievements growing up.
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=968&sid=17796149&title=my-story-anything-can-happen-if-you-let-it"Countless times in my life I have had to blaze trails through environments that are unfamiliar. My first question is never "Can I do it?" If asked tomorrow to build a rocket to take astronauts to the former planet Pluto, my first question would be "When can I start?" Learn to expect solutions."