Joshua Davis had a dream. He dreamt of being the best. Driving through the Mojave Desert one day, he saw a sign for the American arm-wrestling championship - all comers welcome. He decided to enter. He came fourth, out of four, but this was enough to secur
Joshua Davis had a dream. He dreamt of being the best. Driving through the Mojave Desert one day, he saw a sign for the American arm-wrestling champio...
Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest . . . and a major motion picture
In 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of California, Santa Barbara. They were born in Mexico but raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where they attended an underfunded public high school. No one had ever suggested to Oscar, Cristian, Luis, or Lorenzo that they might amount to much--but two inspiring science...
Finalist for the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-bui...
"Los inventores es una de esas historias raras que es dificil soltar. Narrada de manera impecable, es hilarante y tambien triste." --Chris Anderson, autor de The Long Tail En junio de 2004 el equipo de la preparatoria Carl Hayden, de Phoenix, sorprendio a todos los asistentes a la competencia anual de robotica auspiciada por la nasa cuando resulto ganador en el evento. No era para menos, el equipo estaba conformado por cuatro adolescentes, cuyas circunstancias a todas luces los colocaban en una situacion poco aventajada. Se trataba de hijos de...
"Los inventores es una de esas historias raras que es dificil soltar. Narrada de manera impecable, es hilarante y tambien triste." --Chri...