THE NEXT EINSTEIN? — SHE’S 23 and a pilot

[1964-M20E]

Interesting article about Sabrina.  Some of you may have heard of her but she is a pilot and built her own plane starting at 14.

 

We need more like her. 

 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/harvard-thinks-its-found-next-einstein-shes-23-guy-delbaen?trk=v-feed&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3BN1B8trJQvghucBfT9eZvUA%3D%3D

[Joe Zuffoletto]

Wow, she's amazing. We need a LOT more like her.

[Brian Scranton]

They are out there! Here's an AOPA article on my buddy's kid (she and I trained together): https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2016/september/28/teen-pilot-flying-high

 

[aviatoreb]

I have read about her before - she seems fantastic.  But wow it is a heck of a lot of pressure on a kid to declare they are the next Einstein.  But I am sure she will have a fantastic career.

[Yetti]

Should it not be "she is the next Wilbur"?

[Browncbr1]

I like that her trade skills get the same media attention (or more) as her academic skills.  Really inspirational to many.

[Tom]

She built a Zenith 601XL (or was it 650) back in the day.  The design had a problem where a few planes folded wings...she was developing (or developed) a structural fix of her own for her own plane.

Inspires not only the youth but some of us older lard assess to push down a little harder on the accelerator. 

 

[PTK]

I wouldn't demean her by comparing her to Einstein! He was only good at regurgitating the work of others. 

She's a real genius so early in her career and deserves a lot more respect!

[Hank]

28 minutes ago, PTK said:

I wouldn't demean her by comparing her to Einstein! He was only good at regurgitating the work of others. 

??????

My take was that he built upon and extended the work of others . . .

Back on topic:  Go, girl!

Admitted side track:  Hmmm . . . more physics degrees than ever . . . The Big Bang Theory is a long-running, popular TV show paying the highest actor salaries, about a group of nerdy physicists . . . cause, effect or coincidence?? Hmmmm . . . . .

Edited April 12, 2017 by Hank

[salty]

1 hour ago, PTK said:

I wouldn't demean her by comparing her to Einstein! He was only good at regurgitating the work of others. 

She's a real genius so early in her career and deserves a lot more respect!

I'll take 1 einstein in place of 100 Useless self promoting windbags like hawking, Tyson or Kaku any day. 

[aviatoreb]

Just now, salty said:

I'll take 1 einstein in place of 100 Useless self promoting windbags like hawking, Tyson or Kaku any day. 

What's wrong with Hawking?

 

Separately, Tyson and Kaku are more science-education public promotion people than they are actively researching scientists types.  That is a whole different category - but what's wrong with that?

Heck - Carl Sagan - a generation before them - was fantastically influential for me when I was 12 years old when his tv series was new - and that had a big piece of my growing up to be a scientist.  The world needs educators.

[Tom]

1 hour ago, salty said:

I'll take 1 einstein in place of 100 Useless self promoting windbags like hawking... 

Hardly self-promoting (his work speaks for itself) Hawking in fact wrote an aptly-named compendium entitled "On the Shoulders of Giants." 

[1964-M20E]

To get young people involved in STEM programs we need the Sagans, Tysons, big bang theory, outrageous acts of science etc.  These things make STEM interesting and fun and will draw the youth to a STEM career. 

[kpaul]

My 13 year old daughter loves her STEM classes and loves the Big Bang Theory. My wife also has her Masters in Math. 

She has no interest in flying however.  Guess she takes after her mother.

[aviatoreb]

1 hour ago, kpaul said:

My 13 year old daughter loves her STEM classes and loves the Big Bang Theory. My wife also has her Masters in Math. 

She has no interest in flying however.  Guess she takes after her mother.

Big Bang Theory is a fantastic tv show as part of a counter-culture of the Revenge of the Nerds, and it is cool to be a nerd.  Nerd-chic.

Yay for your daughter - a mamma with a masters in math - love it! - sounds like she has a good role model if she takes after her mother.

[mooniac15u]

Getting kids into STEM careers is tough.  The courses are challenging, the kids are mocked as "nerds", many years of school are required to get an advanced degree (which is expected if you want to do research), and the payoff is low in terms of both money and recognition.