At the age of 17, Holden Thorp placed fifth in a nationally televised Rubikâ??s cube competition on the ABC show Thatâ??s Incredible! At 24, he received a doctorate in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology after studying for three years instead of five. And at 43, he was named chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, becoming one of the countryâ??s youngest university presidents.
Today, Thorp is trying to turn this 29,000-student public university into an engine of economic innovation.
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