Raymond Wang

Raymond Wang is a young inventor from Vancouver, Canada, who created a device that can improve air quality for passengers on airplanes.[1] In May, 2015, at the age of 17 and a junior at St. Georges School in Vancouver, [2] Wang won the world's largest high school science competition, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, the top prize valued at $75,000.[2] His invention has the potential to keep dangerous microbes from spreading on airplanes.[3] Wang has spoken about his invention on TED,[4] and has filed for a patent for his invention, which he calls a "global inlet director."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "High-flying invention marks B.C. student as top science mind of his age". The Globe and Mail. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  2. 1 2 "Science Fair Winner Designs Device To Cut Virus Spread On Planes". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  3. ↑ Brown, Emma (2015-05-15). "Meet the teen who just won $75,000 for inventing a system to keep germs from spreading on airplanes". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  4. ↑ Wang, Raymond (10 December 2015), How germs travel on planes -- and how we can stop them, retrieved 2017-10-03
  5. ↑ "One teen found a genius way to make airplane air up to 55 times cleaner". Upworthy. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
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