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High Schooler Is Awarded $100,000 For Research

Posted by Zonk on from the never-too-early-to-be-a-girl-genius dept.

wired_LAIN writes "A teenager from Oklahoma was awarded $100,000 in the Intel Science Talent Search competition for building an inexpensive and accurate spectrograph that can identify the specific characteristics of different kinds of molecules. While normal spectrographs can cost between $20,000 and $100,000 to build, her spectrograph cost less than $500. The 40 finalists' projects were judged by a panel of 12 scientists, all well established in their respective fields. Among the judges were Vera Rubin, who proved Dark Matter, and Andrew Yeager, one of the pioneers of stem cell research."

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  1. Um by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So she bought a prism from Edmund and made 100000$ out of it?

  2. Re:This nation... by zappepcs · · Score: -1, Troll

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  3. I find this ironic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    I find this ironic:

    Among the judges were ... Andrew Yeager, one of the pioneers of stem cell research
    So now he's giving awards to the very same kids he would have preferred to slice up and use for research just a few years ago?
  4. Re:The Important Question by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    hahahaa, everybody look at the angry (single) nerd girl!

  5. Re:After Watching Idiocracy.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    No, I don't believe that. There is a record of racism, discrimination, and lost opportunities. Equality is a fact of life and I can't believe people like you are trying to roll back decades of progress by peddling your Hitlerian idea of eugenics and "superior people".

    Mods, please ban this poster.