|
|
Article: Sean K. Mehra, 18; The inventor
- Article from:
- India Abroad
- Article date:
- September 17, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Joshi, Monika
India Abroad
09-17-2004
'I make sure I play, but it is before and after'
The first call Sean Kshitij Mehra made, after hearing he had been inducted
in The National Gallery for America's Young Inventors 2004, was to his
friend, Jeffrey Reitman. The two were partners in the winning project, that
gained them this recognition, and had been teammates for a long time. The
second call he made to Allen Sachs, independent research teacher at Jericho
High School, New York, where he studied. "They deserved to know first
because my success was their success, and vice versa," Sean said.
Then he called his family.
Sean, who is going to Yale this fall, credits Sachs with spurring his
interest in ...