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Teen Innovators : Nine Young People Engineering a Better World with Creative Inventions.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Estes, Fred.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Inventors--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Inventors.
- Youth--Biography--Juvenile literature.
- Youth.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (212 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Lerner Publishing Group, 2022.
- Summary:
- "Teen Innovators celebrates the determination and ingenuity of ten young people who created their own original inventions. From water testing to windmills, these youth use unique methods to overcome real world problems"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Welcome and Overview of the book
- Jack Andraka : improved pancreatic cancer test
- Gitanjali Rao : device to detect lead in drinking water
- William Kamkwamba : improvised electrical generator using windmill in Malawi
- Austen Veseliza : digital display glove to aid people with speech impairment
- Taylor Wilson : nuclear fusion reactor
- Deepika Kurup : easier, cheaper method to remove toxins from drinking water
- Cristian Arcega, Lorenzo Santillan, Oscar Vasquez, Luis Aranda : underwater robot
- Conclusion : common themes and insights on the creative process of these young inventors.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Estes, Fred Teen Innovators
- ISBN:
- 9781728445458
- 1728445450
- OCLC:
- 1330933918
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