Sci/Tech Google offers $50,000 prize in search for young Einsteins

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Future Einsteins of the world, Google needs you. The California internet giant already has a reputation for progressive employment policies with its bean-bag culture, lava-lamp filled offices and insistence that engineers spend 20 per cent of their year working on something that interests them personally.

Now it is looking for a new breed of employee: teenage geniuses. Google has announced the launch on an online global science fair allowing any student with an internet connection and a Google account to enter a competition with a $50,000 (£32,000) prize.

Billed as the "first global online science competition", the Google Science Fair is open to anyone aged between 13 and 18. Students are encouraged to submit an idea for a scientific experiment by 4 April, with the winners being flown out to California to pitch their idea to some of the world's leading scientific luminaries.

In a blog post announcing the competition, the company said that scientifically gifted youths should be encouraged to display their talents: "How many ideas are lost because people don't have the right forum for their talents to be discovered?"

Google offers $50,000 prize in search for young Einsteins

Future Einsteins of the world, Google needs you. The California internet giant already has a reputation for progressive employment policies with its bean-bag culture, lava-lamp filled offices and insistence that engineers spend 20 per cent of their year working on something that interests them...
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This is great and all but only 50k? Come on now, this is Google we are talking about here. Why is it when it comes to science prizes they can only find 50k (which is alot btw) but nothing less than billions when it comes to buying startups :)
 
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Crap, why did they not put this up 5 years ago instead :(
To answer your question TH, 50k is a lot of money for a kid between those ages^^
 
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honestly I think I would prefer a serious job from them (like the ones they gave to the person who created the instant video search, or the one intel gave to the guy who build a robot out of a old CPU + floppy drives), but 50k isn't bad either - I think il have my little brother enter for the fun of it, he is pretty creative
 
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It pays half to all of college/university =D
 
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I am just saying they can afford a million and I am sure some student could do some serious SCIENCE! with a million dollars! Cheap Asses :)
 
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Pick me! Pick me! :p
I'm right in between 13 and 18 too. :rolleyes:
 
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