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By Clynes, Tom2015., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: MEMOIR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the story of Taylor Wilson, who by the age of nine had mastered the science of rocket propulsion and at fourteen became the youngest person in history to achieve nuclear fusion when he built a 500-million degree nuclear reactor. Provides information about how his parents supported his intellectual passions and offers advice about how parents and teachers can support gifted students whose needs are not met the educational system.
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By Clynes, Tom2015., Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Call No: INVENTORS & INVENTIONS NF CLY Edition: 1st Mariner Bks. ed. 2016. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Relates the story of Taylor Wilson, who, by the age of nine, had mastered the science of rocket propulsion and at fourteen became the youngest person in history to achieve nuclear fusion when he built a 500-million degree nuclear reactor. Provides information about how his parents supported his intellectual passions and offers advice about how parents and teachers can support gifted students whose needs are not met the educational system.
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2018., ReferencePoint Press, Inc. Call No: 333.79 HUL Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Real-world STEMSummary Note: Inside the sun and all stars, atoms slam together and fuse, generating lots of energy. Here on Earth, fusion has the potential to fuel human civilization without worsening climate change or polluting the environment. But building a star on Earth is a huge engineering challenge. Scientists are working on a variety of different devices that they hope will one day provide fusion energy.
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c2012., Pre-adolescent, Twenty-First Century Books Call No: 363.17 BOR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Describes the events before and after the 2001 nuclear disaster in Kukushima-ken, Japan, and describes other nuclear reactor successes and failures.
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c2012., Twenty-First Century Books Call No: 363.17 990952117 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: On March 11, 2011 at 2:46 p.m., the biggest earthquake in Japan's history devastated the Tohoku region, 200 miles northeast of Tokyo. It triggered a huge tsunami that left crippling damage in its wake, including serious damage to the Fukushima #1 nuclear power plant. Learn more about this catastrophe as Dr. Fred Bortz examines the scientific implications of the reactor damage. Compare this disaster to similar nuclear events in the United States and in Ukraine, and move ahead with Dr. Bortz as he explores the global debate about the future of nuclear power and alternative sources of energy.
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c2012., Juvenile, Twenty-First Century Books Call No: 363.17 BORTZ Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores the history of nuclear power in Japan and how the March 11, 2011, Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster has affected the nation's thoughts about nuclear energy.