He had many of idiosyncratic qualities. Friends report that Bezos was ridiculously competitive. They say that when Jeff put his mind to something, he worked harder than anybody else.ĭisciplined and precise, Bezos collected the “Best Science Student” award three years in a row, and the “Best Math Student” award for two. He won a statewide science fair with an entry focused on the effects of a zero-gravity environment on a housefly. The valedictorian of his high school, he crammed his schedule with honors classes to improve his ranking.Įven from a young age, Bezos refused to let anybody beat him at anything. Teachers at his Montessori school report that Bezos would become so engrossed in whatever he was doing, that the teachers had to pick up his chair - with him still sitting on it - just to transport him to the next activity. His obsessive-attitude extended outside the classroom. He had dreams of becoming an inventor at a young age and admired Thomas Edison.īezos was gripped by the mechanical workings of the cables and pulleys at the local playground. His mother shuttled him back and forth, to and from Radio Shack to buy parts for his gadgets: homemade robots, hovercrafts, a solar-powered cooker, and devices to keep his siblings out of his room. One time, when he was three years old, Bezos insisted on sleeping on a bed instead of a crib. Determined to do so, he disassembled his crib with a screwdriver, all on his own. Once again, Bezos was three! His quirks didn’t end there. Even as a kid, Bezos was obsessed with innovation.
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