Berzelius went through through times early in his life, he had already lost both his parents by the age of 9 and ended up with a stepfather and 7 other siblings. However, that did not distract him from his studies in High School which soon lead to him to studying in natural sciences in Uppsala University. After his studying at the University he went to do a plethora of experiments to find the weight of atoms, he eventually did. Though he was quite a slacker at a young age he had exceptional intelligence and determination which is why I admire Jacob