I started out with a dream to make a star in a jar in my garage, and I ended up meeting the President of the United States! Taylor Wilson dreamendgarage Change image and share on social
I don't mean to offend anybody, but I think that we get a lot of scientists now who are bent into a system, and we lose some of their boldness by that. Obviously, you have to learn the ropes, but I think it's important to do that without hammering out the radicalness that makes innovation happen. Taylor Wilson bendboldnesshammer share on social
When I was 10 years old, that nuclear spark hit me. Whatever it may be, I really don't know what it was about nuclear science, but whatever it was that triggered that interest, it stuck. I went after that one with a passion. Taylor Wilson hitinterestnuclear share on social
Everybody after Fukushima had to reassess the safety of nuclear. When I set out to design a reactor, I knew it had to be passive and intrinsically safe. Taylor Wilson designfukushimaintrinsically Change image and share on social
I've been focused on detecting nuclear terrorism at ports, in cargo containers, and I developed and built detectors that are extremely cheap and also very sensitive. My other big development is a system to produce medical isotopes that are injected into patients and used to diagnose and treat cancer. Taylor Wilson bigbuildcancer share on social
My holy grail is fusion energy. Nuclear fusion has little to no radioactive waste. It's clean. It's very abundant. The fuels are everywhere. There are problems with fusion. Taylor Wilson abundantcleanenergy Change image and share on social
As a kid, I was obsessed with space. Well, I was obsessed with nuclear science too, to a point, but before that, I was obsessed with space, and I was really excited about, you know, being an astronaut and designing rockets, which was something that was always exciting to me. Taylor Wilson astronautdesignexcit share on social
I developed a counterterrorism device that's revolutionizing the way we detect nuclear materials. Taylor Wilson counterterrorismdetectdevelop Change image and share on social
When I hold something that's radioactive, it's kind of an indescribable feeling. It's kind of like when I'm with my girlfriend. Taylor Wilson feltgirlfriendhold Change image and share on social
If you look at the scientists who really make a difference, they think boldly. They're not afraid to question what they see. Taylor Wilson afraidboldlydifference Change image and share on social