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Author:

Estes, Fred, 1950- author.

Title:

Teen innovators : nine young people engineering a better world with creative inventions / Fred Estes ; [illustrated by] Kavel Rafferty.

Publisher:

Zest Books,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

208 pages : 24 cm.

Subject:

Inventors--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.
Youth--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Other Authors:

Rafferty, Kavel, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

ISBN:

172841721X
9781728417219
172841718X
9781728417189

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1286069970

LCCN:

2021049294

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

T2PB062 -- Atkins Public Library (Atkins) — t2pb062

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

UJPE911 -- Norwalk Easter Public Library (Norwalk)

UUAX975 -- Briar Cliff University - Mueller Library (Sioux City)

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)