Have you heard this name before?  Odds are, if you haven't, you will in the not too distant furure.

Perez Sanchez is a 12-year-old Mexican child prodigy with an IQ of 162 - higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.  Her mother says she started to learn algebra at age three and had finished high school at age five.  Perez Sanchez then enrolled in Mexico's National Polytechnic Institute where she earned two degrees in systems and industrial engineering.  She is now working on her master's degree. 

When she was age seven, seeing a picture of Stephen Hawking at her Doctor's office, inspired her to pursue a career in engineering and space exploration.  Her dream is to become an astronaut.

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