Every year since 1942, the Society for Science & the Public, a nonprofit promoting science education, has invited high school seniors to submit original research to a jury of prestigious scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
Entrants to the competition, now called the Intel Science Talent Search, are some of the “most promising young scientists in the U.S. who are creating the technologies and solutions that will positively impact people’s lives,” according to the contest’s website. The finalists—tomorrow’s innovators—often go on to nab Fields Medals, MacArthur grants and Nobel Prizes.
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