What kind of childhood makes a top scientist?

from what I've seen, having one parent who is already a science academic, and another parent who is a school teacher, combined with financial security, an excellent primary and secondary education, proximity to tier-1 research university, a small amount of adversity, a lot of hard work/preparation for tedium and toil.

I worked at a tutoring center many years ago and I remember being handed an admin&#x27;s computer with student data (enrollment, tuition, etc). There was one student whose parents spent at least $50,000 on the program. This is just an after school program to help kids with their homework...<p>I can imagine that if you&#x27;re getting that much support while you&#x27;re in high school, you&#x27;ll most likely always succeed in academics. Meanwhile we have political conversations with people who can&#x27;t even acknowledge inequity.<p>This isn&#x27;t to say that wealth is sufficient for talent and great work. I don&#x27;t want to take away from anyone&#x27;s achievements. But it definitely seems necessary sometimes...