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Sundar Pichai is inspired by woman who scored 0 in

quantum physics exam. You would love to know why
Sundar Pichai recently lauded a woman who scored zero in quantum physics exam.
The reason will win your heart.

Indo-Asian News Service

New Delhi
November 22, 2019 UPDATED: November 22, 2019 16:12 IST

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Sundar Pichai and Sara na Nance (Photos: Reuters and Instagram)

G
oogle CEO Sundar Pichai was among some of the world's top tech leaders and scientists
who commended a woman for pursuing science despite scoring zero on a quantum
physics exam only a few years ago. Today, Sara na Nance is doing PhD in astrophysics at one of
top institutions in the world, the University of California, Berkeley. The 26-year-old
astrophysicist is researching supernovae. "4 years ago I got a 0 on a quantum physics exam. I
met with my professor fearing i needed to change my major & quit physics. today, I'm in a top
tier astrophysics Ph.D program & published 2 papers. STEM is hard for everyone -- grades don't
mean you're not good enough to do it (sic.)," she said in a tweet on Thursday which has now
been liked over 57,000 times and retweeted over 10,000 times.

Sarafina Nance
@starstrickenSF

4 years ago I got a 0 on a quantum physics exam. i met with my

professor fearing i needed to change my major & quit physics.
today, i’m in a top tier astrophysics Ph.D program & published 2
papers.

STEM is hard for everyone—grades don’t mean you’re not good

enough to do it.
88.3K 3:49 AM - Nov 21, 2019

18.1K people are talking about this

"Well said and so inspiring!," Pichai said in response.

Sundar Pichai
@sundarpichai

Well said and so inspiring! twitter.com/starstrickenSF…

Sarafina Nance @starstrickenSF

4 years ago I got a 0 on a quantum physics exam. i met with my
professor fearing i needed to change my major & quit physics. today,
i’m in a top tier astrophysics Ph.D program & published 2 papers.

STEM is hard for everyone—grades don’t mean you’re not good

enough to do it.
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848 people are talking about this

The inspiring story of the young astrophysicist who is also a breast cancer survivor opened the
gates for a ood of similar stories. Among them is Mike Turner, Director of Science, Wellcome
Trust, a research charity based in London. "This is an inspiring thread. Thank you Sara na. I left
school with 2 A levels, got the third next year and into uni through clearing. Now director of
science at Europe's largest funder of biomed science. Do not let failure de ne you (sic.)," he
said.

"You are an inspiration. Thank you so much for sharing," said another user. "I so admire you
little sister. I wish so much I would have been brave enough to forge ahead into the Sciences as
have you and so many others of your generation. I hope my grand nieces follow you. Lilly wants
to be a Starship Commander. So I buy her rockets to build and launch," tweeted another.

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