Whiz Kids (disambiguation)

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Whiz kids is a term used in a number of ways:

• The term primarily refers to a group of post-WWII Ford Motor Company executives. See Whiz Kids.

• The term was used to describe some members of United States President John F. Kennedy's administration, led by Robert S. McNamara. See Whiz Kids (Department of Defense).

• Whiz Kids was also the title of a short-lived 1983 American adventure TV series about a group of teenaged computer hackers who work as amateur detectives when they aren't doing their homework.

• The term also refers to the 1950 Philadelphia Phillies, who had an average age of 26. They were the youngest squad to ever win the National League pennant, and at that time were the youngest to ever play in a World Series.