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Back in 1963, I was tutored in calculus by a 15-year old who won that year's Science Talent Search for his research in nuclear magnetic resonance. He had comple
by MaysonL 12y ago
Back in 1963, I was tutored in calculus by a 15-year old who won that year's Science Talent Search for his research in nuclear magnetic resonance. He had completed essentially all of undergrad math and physics. I think you have a badly warped view of what is possible for smart people, whatever age.
- mreiland 12y agoNo, I think there's a reason she recruited a professor in that industry who had well over 30 years of experience. That doesn't detract from her intelligence, but I think it's safe to say she would have simply done it herself if she could have. I think simply describing her as an "idea person" is also missing the mark, but so are you. She isn't a magician, she's just a person. And considering she was 19 and in a normal college curriculum, it's very likely her talent is not in being super smart, but in being able to come at a problem sideways.
- pessimizer 12y agoOr in being rich and well-connected.