The Ice Farmer: A Techno-Whiz Who Grows Gem-Quality Diamonds

When the Indian Institute of Computer Science first introduced computers to grade-schoolers in the Gujurat town of Surat in the 1980s, 11-year-old Amish Shah kept standing up to ask questions. By age 12, he was teaching computer science at the institute part time. Shah didn't pursue a college degree in the subject, though, because his father and grandfather persuaded him to study business.