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New research concludes that there are many “Lost Einsteins” in America – children who had the ability to become inventors but didn’t because of where they were born. Shutterstock.com

How talented kids from low‑income families become America’s ‘Lost Einsteins’

Alexander Bell, Harvard University; John Van Reenen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); Raj Chetty, Stanford University, and Xavier Jaravel, London School of Economics and Political Science

A new analysis shows how family background influences who grows up to invent. The key to turning things around? Expose kids to more inventors.

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