Gitanjali Rao (scientist)

Gitanjali Rao (born 19 November 2005) is an American inventor. She won the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017. She was honored as Forbes 30 U 30 for her innovations.[1] She was named TIME Top young innovator in 2020 for her innovations and "innovation workshops" she conducts across the globe.[2] In the December 2020 cover, Time named Rao the first "Kid of the Year".[3] Rao was born in Lone Tree, Colorado.

References

  1. "Gitanjali Rao". Forbes.
  2. "Seven Young Inventors Who See a Better Way". Time. Archived from the original on 2021-07-24. Retrieved 2020-12-04.
  3. "Living the Scout Life - STEM Scout Named Time's First-Ever Kid of the Year". www.scoutshop.org. Retrieved 2020-12-04.