Most people find a child prodigy to be fascinating. It’s amazing to see such raw talent in a young person: genius in its purest form. But while the stories are impressive, we don’t always hear what becomes of these kids later in life.

They often burn out due to the extreme pressure, but sometimes they go on to do incredible things.

Theoretical physicist and former prodigy labeled as the ‘Next Einstein’

Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski is a Cuban American born in Chicago in 1993. Her amazing aptitude was evident from an extremely young age when she became fascinated with flying and space travel.

But Pasterski didn’t just want to be a pilot or astronaut someday. She wanted to fly right now.

She took flying lessons as a child and began building her own aircraft when she was 12. As a starting point, she used a kit known as the Zenith CH 601 XL but made several modifications on her own to make it airworthy. At 13, she flew another small plane completely solo, and at 16, she soloed in her modified Zenith.

The flight was one for the record books. Pasterski became the youngest person to solo pilot a plane they had built themselves.

Her achievements quickly garnered attention, with Jeff Bezos taking an interest in her work and offering her a job with Blue Origin, his........

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