Breakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World

图书信息

作者	Andraka, Jack
出版社	HarperCollins
ISBN	9780062369673
出版时间	2015-03-10
字数	23.3万
分类	HarperCollins,进口书,外文原版书,文学,自传,回忆录

读书简介

For the first time, teen innovator and scientist Jack Andraka tells the story behind his revolutionary discovery. When a dear family friend passed away from pancreatic cancer, Jack was inspired to create a better method of early detection. At the age of fifteen, he garnered international attention for his breakthrough: a four-cent strip of paper capable of detecting pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers four hundred times more effectively than the previous standard.Jack's story is not just a story of dizzying international success; it is a story of overcoming depression and homophobic bullying and finding the resilience to persevere and come out. His account inspires young people, who he argues are the most innovative, to fight for the right to be taken seriously and to pursue our own dreams. Do-it-yourself science experiments are included in each chapter, making Breakthrough perfect for STEM curriculum. But above all, Jack's memoir empowers his generation with the knowledge that we can each change the world if we only have the courage to try.

目录

Dedication

Contents

Introduction: The Intervention

Chapter 1: Growing Up Andraka

Chapter 2: The Geek in the Closet

Chapter 3: A Recipe for Disaster

Chapter 4: The Knowledge Cure

Chapter 5: Remember the Patient

Chapter 6: Failing Upward

Chapter 7: Cancer Paper Boy

Chapter 8: Oh My God, We Killed Morley Safer

Chapter 9: Breakthrough

Acknowledgments

The School of Jack: Experiments, Tips, and Facts

Resources

About the Authors

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher