{"id":27851,"date":"2014-03-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ashleydev.com\/2014\/03\/28\/nuclear-science-whiz-kid-taylor-wilson-explores-fusion-potential-at-cna2014\/"},"modified":"2020-08-27T11:41:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T15:41:18","slug":"nuclear-science-whiz-kid-taylor-wilson-explores-fusion-potential-at-cna2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cna.ca\/fr\/2014\/03\/28\/nuclear-science-whiz-kid-taylor-wilson-explores-fusion-potential-at-cna2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear Science Whiz Kid Taylor Wilson Explores Fusion Potential at CNA2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Romeo St-Martin<\/strong>
\nCommunications\u00a0Officer<\/em>
\nCanadian Nuclear Association<\/em><\/p>\n

Physics wunderkind Taylor Wilson astounded the science world when, at age 14, he became the youngest person in history to produce fusion. The University of Nevada-Reno offered a home for his early experiments when Wilson\u2019s worried parents realized he had every intention of building his reactor in the garage.<\/p>\n

Wilson now intends to fight nuclear terror in the nation\u2019s ports, with a homemade radiation detector priced an order of magnitude lower than most current devices. In 2012, Wilson\u2019s dreams received a boost when he became a recipient of the $100,000 Thiel Prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At CNA2014, Wilson discusses ways to revolutionize the way we produce energy, fight cancer, and combat terrorism using nuclear energy.<\/p>\n