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Saturday 23 November 2019

Sundar Pichai is inspired by woman who scored 0 in quantum physic exam

Sundar Pichai is inspired by woman who scored 0 in quantum physics exam. You would love to know why



Sundar Pichai recently lauded a woman who scored zero in quantum physics exam. The reason will win your heart.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai was among some of the world's top tech leaders and scientists who commended a woman for pursuing science despite scoring zero on a quantum physics exam only a few years ago. Today, Sarafina Nance is doing PhD in astrophysics at one of top institutions in the world, the University of California, Berkeley. The 26-year-old astrophysicist is researching supernovae. 
 "4 years ago I got a 0 on a quantum physics exam. I met with my professor fearing i needed to change my major & quit physics. today, I'm in a top tier astrophysics Ph.D program & published 2 papers. STEM is hard for everyone -- grades don't mean you're not good enough to do it (sic.)," ...
she said in a tweet on Thursday which has now been liked over 57,000 times and retweeted over 10,000 times.

"Well said and so inspiring!," Pichai said in response.

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