Age: 19
About: Taylor’s Nuke Site
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At 14, Taylor Wilson became the youngest person ever to build a working nuclear fission reactor—and he did it in his parents’ garage. Since then, Wilson has invented a low-cost radiation detector for use in counterterrorism, conducted research on medical isotopes for cancer treatment and become one of the foremost proponents of using nuclear power to safely meet the world’s energy needs.