Ahmed Mohamed and his homemade clock has spread like a wild fire on social media following his arrest from MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas.
Although he was released by the police after investigations but on social media he was treated as celebrity and was invited for a visit from several companies.
14-year-old was unfairly arrested after bringing his invention to his classroom at MacArthur High School in Irving.
His innovation has also caught the eye of tech companies that are interested in helping stoke Mohamed’s interest in technology.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke publicly about Mohamed’s story, and invited him to come to his company’s headquarters. Box CEO Aaron Levie also invited Mohamed to tour Box.
Google has invited Mohamed to the company’s annual science fair, where kids between the ages of 13 and 18 compete for scholarship money. NASA’s Chris Hadfield offered Mohamed a seat at the Generator show in Toronto.
Twitter didn’t stop at a tour — the company wants the high school freshman to intern with them.
You’ve probably seen the story about Ahmed, the 14 year old student in Texas who built a clock and was arrested when he…
Posted by Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Ahmed, I know you’ve been invited to the White House and Facebook. But, we both know you’re enterprise software guy at heart. Come by Box!
— Aaron Levie (@levie) September 16, 2015
Hey Ahmed- we’re saving a seat for you at this weekend’s Google Science Fair…want to come? Bring your clock! #IStandwithAhmed
— Google Science Fair (@googlescifair) September 16, 2015
Hi @IStandWithAhmed ! I’d love you to join us for our science show Generator in Toronto on 28 Oct. There’s a ticket waiting for you.
— Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) September 16, 2015
Hi @IStandWithAhmed, we building things at @twitter too. Would you consider interning with us? We’d love it — DM us! #IStandWithAhmed
— Twitter (@twitter) September 16, 2015
