[accountface]

Builds plane at 14.

Graduates MIT in 3 years with the best possible GPA.

Internet commenter: "yeah but so what"

[adamnemecek]

It takes a little more than that to be in the same category as Einstein. Also, if your age is important to make the achievement impressive, it's generally not that impressive. Like cool, good for you, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

[xienze]

Other Internet commenter: "I completely missed the point."

They don't even mention what her PhD research is about or what has led them to believe that said research is as revolutionary as Einstein's work.

[accountface]

It's a headline on the internet, not a thesis statement

[letitgo12345]

I know of several ppl who finished their PhDs in 2-3 years (average is 5-6) with great results and yet I don't see them get news coverage and front page treatment on HN. I think we should all be wary of hype. She seems like a smart person and if she makes massive contributions to physics in the future, then by all means, let's compare her to Einstein. But until then, what purpose does this hype serve?