wunderkind
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And as it bookends a summer led by “Obsession” and “Backrooms” fervor, with studios clamoring to find the next Gen Z wunderkind, Ullom quietly but consistently surpasses his peers at every winding turn.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
This week: Situational Awareness—an A.I.-forward hedge fund led by a former wunderkind and OpenAI employee—was tanking fast until a rival fund stepped in.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
Aschenbrenner was an AI wunderkind who launched his project in 2024 at the tender age of just 23.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Once seen as a U.S. wunderkind for his pedigree and his obvious talent, his career between the two World Cups had seemingly stalled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Peter Diamond was the latest up-and-coming Brooklyn wunderkind literary sensation.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Like many wunderkinder, Korngold had a bumpy transition to adulthood.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 12, 2019
Forty years later those wunderkinder are now midcareer and have accomplished even more than expected, according to a recent follow-up survey.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 29, 2015
The pair grew up together in Buenos Aires, two wunderkinder playing soirées before their careers took off.
From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2014
Lots of the tech wunderkinder honed their skills during their service in army units whose products will never be cleared for publication.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2014
He introduced Ernest Lawrence to his readers as the leader of a “scouting party” of Berkeley wunderkinder, most of them “still in their early thirties.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The Leitersdorf brothers, who come from a prominent Israeli family that includes real-estate developers, venture capitalists and startup founders, are wunderkinds of the country’s tech industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
“The industry is full of charismatic wunderkinds, opportunistic fraudsters, and self-proclaimed investment advisors promoting financial products with little to no transparency.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2022
All three children were wunderkinds, but Thile stood out for his chutzpah and ostentatious talent.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2021
There were always wunderkinds and rising stars and the occasional military leader but running for office meant getting inside the system and working your way up.
From Fox News ● Jun. 29, 2020
“The Class” instead homes in exclusively on its impressive and often astounding group of young science wunderkinds and takes readers through a year in their fast-paced, award-winning lives.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2018
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