but Intel began sponsoring the competition in 1998 according to this source. That was a good question. I wondered how Intel could've sponsored a competition that had so many Nobel Prize winners as past contest winners. After all, Intel hasn't been around that long. The Science Talent Search contest has been around for 60 years and Intel has been around for perhaps 30 years.
From that last link:
"Statistics show that 95 percent of former STS winners have pursued some branch of science as their major filed [sic] of study. More than 70 percent have gone on to earn PhDs or M.D.s. Career choices are evenly divided among the physical sciences, the biological sciences and medicine.
It goes on to state:
Over the years, the STS has recognized more than 2400 finalists with awards and scholarships. Alumni of the STS hold more than 100 reipients of the world's movt coveted science and math honors including five Nobel Prizes, three National Medals of Science, 10 MacArthur Foundation Fellowships, and two Fields Medals.
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Yes, it used to be sponsored by Westinghouse