非文學類(科學/教養)
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2015-12-22
The Boy Who Played With Fusion: Extreme Science, Extreme Parenting, and How to Make a Star
Tom Clynes
Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
June 2015
320pp
書籍編號:
03-8454
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他,十四歲時在自家車庫成功建造小型核反應爐,被視為未來能源界的賈伯斯!

怎樣的成長過程,造就這位全球最年輕的核能天才?對於教育現狀能帶來何種啟發?

泰勒.威爾森(Taylor Wilson)在九歲前已經完全熟知火箭推進的科學原理。十一歲時,威爾森的祖母罹患癌症,驅使他鑽研出醫用同位素的新製造法。十四歲時,他成功建造一座核融合反應爐,電漿核溫度高達華氏五億度,是史上最年輕完成核融合反應者。

一個年輕的孩子何以能有如此驚人的成就?他的故事能帶給家長與教師何種啟發,如何給予高成就孩童適當的支持?

在《The Boy Who Played With Fusion》中,科學記者Tom Clynes追蹤泰勒.威爾森非凡的成長歷程:從在阿肯色州的老家,沒有工程背景的雙親如何全力支持他的科學興趣,到一所位於內華達雷諾市的獨特高中,辦學者專門為天資聰穎(但可能在一般學校適應不良)的孩子提供協助與資源,學生全是學術明日之星,到現在十九歲的威爾森,設計出防堵恐怖分子偷渡輻射原料入境的設備,開始在國際科學競賽嶄露頭角。

藉由泰勒的故事,作者從中檢視美國教育體制可能的侷限,顯示家長的鼓勵、個人化的課程、資訊的開放性、導師與親自實驗的文化如何能幫助有天賦的年輕學子發揮潛能,獲致傑出成就。

泰勒.威爾森的TED Talk:

http://www.ted.com/talks/taylor_wilson_yup_i_built_a_nuclear_fusion_reactor?language=zh-tw

http://www.ted.com/talks/taylor_wilson_my_radical_plan_for_small_nuclear_fission_reactors?language=zh-tw

 

● 作者簡介

Tom Clynes, 為《國家地理雜誌》與《科普雜誌》(Popular Science)定期撰文,擔任後者特約編輯。作品亦散見《自然》、《Men’s Journal》、《New York》、《週日泰晤士報雜誌》、《華盛頓郵報》等媒體。著有《Wild Planet》。

 

● 媒體報導

“‘What does it take to identify and develop the raw material of talent and turn it into exceptional accomplishment? How do we parent and educate extraordinarily determined and intelligent children and help them reach their potential?’ These are the questions the author seeks to answer in this enlightening book…Clynes makes a persuasive case for allowing gifted children the freedom and resources to pursue their interests.”——《科克斯評論》

“In this book, Clynes (editor, Popular Science) asks how society can foster young talent such as Wilson's. Weaving the scientist's story with an examination of pedagogy in the United States, Clynes shows how parental encouragement, an individualized school curriculum, open access to information, and a culture of mentorship and hands-on experimentation all facilitate youthful prodigy. Ultimately Clynes concludes that society must do more to nurture young talent if we wish to address pressing problems such as climate change.” ——《圖書館期刊》,星級書評