Genius at work

Associated Press · July 29, 1969

Like hundreds of other college teachers, Edith Stern has a summer job. Unlike the others, however, Edith is only 16. Edith, a recognized genius, graduated from college last summer, seven years early. She presently commutes between teaching basic college algebra and trigonometry at Michigan State University and working on her master's degree in math. She is working with IBM, "Space technology is closely tied with computers and that's the one big reason why I'm so interested in this field. I'm a real science fiction nut," she said.