I was in Stanford to attend Wonderfest 2009 & and to watch the finals of the Bechtel WonderCup Challenge 2009, in which my son Rahul was participating.

Bechtel WonderCup is the Bay Area high school science quiz & innovation competition. The Klein bottle trophy, the WonderCup, goes to the Bay Area’s best science challenge team. A Klein bottle is a closed 2-dimensional surface with no distinct inside or outside — a WonderCup indeed!

The Silicon Valley has a very strong science and technology culture, which permeates into the schools around this area.  It is not a surprise that a large number of …