As a third grader, Tahira Reid Smith '00, '04, Ph.D., was already thinking like an inventor. So, when her school, PS 97 in the Bronx, New York, held a poster contest where students were asked to depict something each of them wished he or she had, she didn't draw a typical childhood fantasy. She designed a machine. Like many children in the Bronx, Reid Smith loved playing double Dutch.Born 24 Years Ago at RPI, Tahira Reid Smith's 'Jump Dreams' Are in Full Swing
November 24, 2024
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As a third grader, Tahira Reid Smith '00, '04, Ph.D., was already thinking like an inventor. So, when her school, PS 97 in the Bronx, New York, held a poster contest where students were asked to depict something each of them wished he or she had, she didn't draw a typical childhood fantasy. She designed a machine. Like many children in the Bronx, Reid Smith loved playing double Dutch.
