boffin vs prodigy

boffin

noun
  • A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward; (in a weaker sense) an intellectual; a smart person. 

  • An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. 

prodigy

noun
  • An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak. 

  • A wonderful example of something. 

  • An extremely talented person, especially a child. 

  • An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder. 

How often have the words boffin and prodigy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )