Meet The 13-year-Old Genius On A Limitless Quest For Knowledge | Sunday TODAY

Gitanjali Rao was just 4 years old when she began discovering her love of science. Now 13, she has recently been named “America’s top young scientist” for her invention of a water testing kit inspired by the lead crisis in Flint, Michigan. NBC’s Harry Smith meets the remarkable young woman in this week’s Sunday Closer.

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Meet The 13-year-Old Genius On A Limitless Quest For Knowledge | Sunday TODAY

[bubbles]

Your 13.."the age when you are wondering what others are thinking of me.." etc.
Gitanjali - that's why my parents kept me off social media.

So powerful.

[mateoslab]

when i was 8 i knew what i wanted to do in life. I was as passionate as her, always had such a strong passion for learning and huge curiosity. still do have both and am 20 years old studying electrical engineering. please don't fuel kid's egos it will destroy them. not hating on her i think shell be a great scientist in the future.

[drttt]

I have just the same passion to create and discover things in Practical. I LOVE SCIENCE
But Unluckily I am from r more about theoretical answers with full marks than taking me to lab for actual experiments more than THE SYLLABUS has prescribed!!

[bsridhar]

Way to go, Geetanjali. Wishing you the very best and the brightest future.

[robinsonkarangala]

YouTube please don't suggest this video for my parents 😭😭😭

[raktim]

We at that age, hovering around books, studies and ya.. that's enough and maybe huge for us...
Seriously wonder...how Geniuses like her, think and do it so differently...o sry... that's why she is a genius ✨👌🏻.... Best wishes for future...bang on... 🔥🙂

[pakhiagrawal]

Geetanjali Rao is my favorite
I am Indian

[minContent]

I am indian and if my father sees this i am DEAD

[decencydecorum]

I wish she should win a nobel prize in future

[RohitKumar-iucd]

She is lucky to born in the era of arduino ans rasberrypi but why other people are not understanding this?

[ruebugga]

She will be a staple in our future for sure!

[maheshkarthick]

Can anyone tell me what she said in mandarin?

[treeoflife-uqdx]

wow she didnt sounded a 13year old for sure

[omnag]

Nice but you have not play in bollywood

[kaname]

*is Spanish* excuse me SHE IS SPANISH?? I THOUGHT SHE WAS HISPANIC