The Innovators-Leaving DreamLand - Gillis-Smith, Greg R
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Engineering students are rarely the heroes of any school, until they are challenged to survive on their own after a plane crash near an abandoned amusement park. Who knew that normal high school students could make things fly, float, glide, and drive by just using their mind? Now, you can too. This is an adventure book that shows you how to duplicate the "magic." The book is filled with hidden links and QR codes, too. You can even connect with Mr. Alpin through Facebook. Four girls and four boys must work together to survive and overcome great obstacles. They are not equipped to solve life's problems, but can they find a way to escape DreamLand?…mehr

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Engineering students are rarely the heroes of any school, until they are challenged to survive on their own after a plane crash near an abandoned amusement park. Who knew that normal high school students could make things fly, float, glide, and drive by just using their mind? Now, you can too. This is an adventure book that shows you how to duplicate the "magic." The book is filled with hidden links and QR codes, too. You can even connect with Mr. Alpin through Facebook. Four girls and four boys must work together to survive and overcome great obstacles. They are not equipped to solve life's problems, but can they find a way to escape DreamLand?
Autorenporträt
Greg Gillis-Smith started working for NASA when he was a sophomore in high school. He graduated in Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and continued working as a mechanisms engineer for JPL/NASA, on missions that went to Mars, Saturn, comets, and Earth-orbit. Moving out of aerospace, Greg became an engineering director for Capstone Microturbine where he worked with customers and contractors to understand how to install the unique generators. This experience outside with architects and contractors led to a world of working in the construction and redevelopment industry, where he also ran his own company for over 10 years as a project manager and engineering consultant. Greg had always wanted to find a way to share his experience and background by teaching engineering and had a passion to teach at the high school level to motivate and educate new engineers. This opportunity came out of the blue after speaking at a local high school. Many of the characters and conversations in this book were inspired by actual classroom experiences. He loves teaching, but he also sees a way to impact youth beyond the classroom by writing adventures that teach and inspire.