Gitanjali Rao is Time Magazine’s first ‘Kid of the Year’

A 15-year-old Colorado high school student and young scientist who has used artificial intelligence and created apps to tackle contaminated drinking water, cyberbullying, opioid addiction and other social problems has been named Time Magazine’s first-ever “Kid of the Year.”

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Key-Points

 Gitanjali Rao (born 2005) is an American inventor, author, scientist and a STEM promoter.

She won the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2017.

She was recognized as Forbes 30 under 30 for her innovations. She was named TIME Top young innovator in 2020 for her innovations and “innovation workshops” she conducts across the globe.

On its December 4, 2020 cover, Time named Rao “Kid of the Year”. Rao is the first person to receive TIME magazine’s Kid of the Year designation.