How an American teenager became the youngest person ever to build a working nuclear fusion reactor  By the age of nine, Taylor Wilson had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. At eleven, his grandmother’s cancer diagnosis drove him to investigate new ways to produce medical isotopes. And by fourteen, Wilson had built a 500-million-degree reactor and become the youngest person in history to achieve nuclear fusion. How could someone so young achieve so much, and what can Wilson’s story teach parents and teachers about how to support high-achieving kids? In The Boy Who Played with Fusion, science journalist Tom Clynes narrates Taylor Wilson’s extraordinary journey—from his Arkansas home where his parents fully supported his intellectual passions, to a unique Reno, Nevada, public high school just for academic superstars, to the present, when now nineteen-year-old Wilson is winning international science competitions with devices designed to prevent terrorists from shipping radioactive material into the country. Along the way, Clynes reveals how our education system shortchanges gifted students, and what we can do to fix it.

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Product Description: This is the story of how an American teenager became the youngest person ever to build a working nuclear fusion reactor.By the age of nine, Taylor Wilson had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. At eleven, his grandmother's cancer diagnosis drove him to investigate new ways to produce medical isotopes...read more

Product Description: [Read by P.J. Ochlan] This is the story of how an American teenager became the youngest person ever to build a working nuclear fusion reactor. By the age of nine, Taylor Wilson had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. At eleven, his grandmother's cancer diagnosis drove him to investigate new ways to produce medical isotopes...read more

Product Description: This is a comprehensive guide to 1,001 music festivals in the U.S. and Canada. Over 200 entries discuss the biggest and best festivals and provide full descriptions of the artistic focus, who's performing, and what festival-goers can expect...read more

Product Description: "This delightful compendium of festivals ... is so thorough that its index includes seven entries under 'burning effigies'". -- Outside MagazineTom Clynes's event-focused guide to alternative adventures around the globe is perfect for the traveler who's searching for something different...read more

Lists and discusses festivals, celebrations, ceremonies, and gatherings worldwide, including information on dates, transportation, and accommodations (view table of contents)