{"product_id":"9780544084742","title":"The Boy Who Played with Fusion: Extreme Science, Extreme Parenting, and How to Make a Star","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis story of a child prodigy and his unique upbringing is “\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ean engrossing journey to the outer realms of science and parenting” (Paul Greenberg, author of \u003ci\u003eFour Fish\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA PEN\/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Like many young children, Taylor Wilson dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Only Wilson mastered the science of rocket propulsion by the age of nine. When he was eleven, he tried to cure his grandmother’s cancer—and discovered new ways to produce medical isotopes. Then, at fourteen, Wilson became the youngest person in history to achieve nuclear fusion, building a 500-million-degree reactor—in his parents’ garage.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Played with Fusion,\u003c\/i\u003e science journalist Tom Clynes narrates Wilson’s extraordinary story. Born in Texarkana, Arkansas, Wilson quickly displayed an advanced intellect. Recognizing their son’s abilities and the limitations of their local schools, his parents took a bold leap and moved the family to Reno, Nevada. There, Wilson could attend a unique public high school created specifically for academic superstars. Wilson is now designing devices to prevent terrorists from shipping radioactive material and inspiring a new generation to take on the challenges of science.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e If you’re wondering how someone so young can achieve so much, \u003ci\u003eThe Boy Who Played with Fusion \u003c\/i\u003ehas the answer. Along the way, Clynes’ narrative teaches parents, teachers, and society how and why we urgently need to support high-achieving kids.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An essential contribution to our understanding of the most important underlying questions about the development of giftedness, talent, creativity, and intelligence.” —\u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A compelling study of the thrills—and burdens—of being born with an alpha intellect.” —\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163403829488,"sku":"9780544084742","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780544084742_p0.jpg?v=1769913918","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780544084742","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}