The Boy Who Played with Fusion - by Tom Clynes (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>An account of child genius Taylor Wilson's successful quest to build his own nuclear reactor at the age of fourteen, and an exploration of how gifted children can be nurtured to do extraordinary things</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>2016 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist <p/> "The amazing story of an unbelievable boy . . . The world that opens up to us through his story is both fascinating and slightly terrifying . . . but in a good way. You won't be able to walk away from this tale." -- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of </b><i><b>Eat, Pray, Love</b></i> <p/><b>"Imagine if cartoon whiz kid Jimmy Neutron were real and had a brainchild with MacGyver and his adolescence got told as a rollicking bildungsroman about American prodigies and DIY nuclear reactors--well, that's this book." --Jack Hitt, author of <i>Bunch of Amateurs</i> <br> </b> <br> By the age of nine, Taylor Wilson had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. At eleven, his grandmother's cancer diagnosis inspired 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? <p/> In <i>The Boy Who Played with Fusion, </i> science journalist Tom Clynes narrates Taylor's extraordinary journey--from his Arkansas home, to a unique public high school just for academic superstars, to the present, when Wilson is designing devices to prevent terrorists from shipping radioactive material and inspiring a new generation to take on the challenges of science. <p/><b>"Clynes guides us on an engrossing journey to the outer realms of science and parenting. <i>The Boy Who Played with Fusion</i> is a fascinating exploration of 'giftedness' and all its consequences." --Paul Greenberg, author of <i>Four Fish </i>and <i>American Catch</i> <p/> "An essential contribution to our understanding of the most important underlying questions about the development of giftedness, talent, creativity, and intelligence." --<i>Psychology Today</i></b><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><b>2016 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist<br /> <br /> Imagine if cartoon whiz kid Jimmy Neutron were real and had a brainchild with MacGyver and his adolescence got told as a rollicking bildungsroman about American prodigies and DIY nuclear reactors well, that s this book. Jack Hitt, author of <i>Bunch of Amateurs</i><br /> </b><br /> By the age of nine, Taylor Wilson had mastered the science of rocket propulsion. At eleven, his grandmother s cancer diagnosis inspired 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?<br /> In <i>The Boy Who Played with Fusion, </i> science journalist Tom Clynes narrates Taylor s extraordinary journey from his Arkansas home, to a unique public high school just for academic superstars, to the present, when Wilson is designing devices to prevent terrorists from shipping radioactive material and inspiring a new generation to take on the challenges of science.<br /> <br /> Clynes guides us on an engrossing journey to the outer realms of science and parenting. <i>The Boy Who Played with Fusion</i> is a fascinating exploration of giftedness and all its consequences. Paul Greenberg, author of <i>Four Fish </i>and <i>American Catch</i><br /> <br /> An essential contribution to our understanding of the most important underlying questions about the development of giftedness, talent, creativity, and intelligence. <i>Psychology Today</i><br /> <br /> TOM CLYNES writes regularly for <i>National Geographic </i>and is a contributing editor at <i>Popular Science.</i> His stories and photographs have also appeared in the <i>Guardian, </i><i>Men s Journal, Nature, </i>the<i> New York Times, </i>the <i>Sunday Times </i>(London), the<i> Washington Post, </i> and many other publications.<br /> "<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>TOM CLYNES is a contributing editor at <i>Popular Science </i>and regularly writes for <i>National Geographic </i>and <i>Men's Journal.</i> His work has also appeared in <i>GQ, </i> the<i> Guardian, </i> the<i> Washington Post, </i><i>Conservation, </i><i>Bicycling, </i> and many other publications.
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