The New Cool: A Visionary Teacher, His First Robotics Team, and the Ultimate Battle of Smarts
- ISBN-10
- 0307588890
- ISBN-13
- 9780307588890
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 354
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Crown Pub
- Author
- Neal Bascomb
Description
A report on genius inventor Dean Kaman's FIRST program follows a team of brilliant, misfit high school students through the program's 2009 robotics competition, during which the teens under the guidance of a dedicated teacher confronted other hopefuls in stadiums throughout the country.
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