Harvard Thinks It’s Found the Next Einstein — and She’s 23

“Though Pasterski herself is a standout, her interest is part of a larger trend of millennials — especially women — graduating with degrees in physics.”

Harvard thinks a female 23-year-old Ph.D. candidate may be the next Einstein.

At age 23, Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski is already one of the most well-known and accomplished physicists in the U.S.

The Cuban-American Chicago native graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in just three years with a 5.0-grade point average, the highest possible, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard with full academic freedom — meaning she can pursue her own study on her own terms without staff interference.

Pasterski first attracted the attention of the scientific and academic community after single-handedly building her own single-engine airplane in 2008, at age 14, and documenting the process on YouTube.

Source: Harvard Thinks It’s Found the Next Einstein — and She’s 23

1 Response
  1. czayas

    Exceptional! As a Cuban I am very proud of her. However, that silly comment someone made about her not just being young but also a girl, was just stupid and sexist.

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