A 16-year-old saw her grandfather struggle with the computer after his stroke.

She decided to do something about it. She created a search engine which makes basic search much easier and more user-friendly for older people but also for anyone who spends a great deal of time online.

She says she thinks she wants to be a doctor—not the next Bill Gates.

Some medical school should be on the phone offering her a full scholarship right this minute.

The Washington Post

…”It was difficult for him to see the font,” said Huh, 16, of Germantown. “He had trouble telling the difference between regular search results and sponsored ones.”

“That prompted Huh to create a user-friendly search engine that would cater to senior citizens. With her family’s support, she began working on Good50.com over her winter break from school in December. Her sister Dahlia, 12, provided design suggestions and edited copy, and her father, Chang, paid for the publication of a news release.

“Good50 was launched two weeks later in January.”

Source: Washington Post, February 25, 2010