Murt Gibson

Welcome to Aiken's Corner ...and other STEAM stories. (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Davis kids, Lauren, age 13, and her twin brothers, Dillon and Luke, age 11, have just moved from Phoenix, AZ to little Aiken's Corner, NC. Their parents made the move to allow the kids an opportunity to experience life out of the hustle and bustle of America's fifth largest city. An opportunity to be 100% kid, while under the watchful eye of a town that believes in the power of play, and a local sheriff who understands that. As their beloved Granddaddy said, where there is no place to hide.

In this first title in the series, a collection of fifteen short stories, Gibson sets the stage with their arrival in little Aiken's Corner. Their status as the new kids on the block is short lived. From the day they arrive, the locals, kids and adults alike, take them into their fold. With nothing in town more than a short walk or bike ride away, they enjoy the freedom of being on their own as long as they are home for supper with no broken bones or excessive loss of blood. The adjoining woods, creeks, and trails are their domain. Each episode chronicles the Davis kids and their new friends taking on challenges best solved with the principles of STEAM education. Not all challenges are without risk and the Davis Kids do get that occasional "friendly visit from the local sheriff" that Granddaddy had in his youth. Gibson weaves these STEAM adventures with wholesome family and small town values to create believable characters and plot lines.

While this is Gibson's initial offering in the STEAM genre, he is no amateur. Growing up in a post-WWII suburb of Paducah, KY, he and his cohort of young friends were the models for the present-day Davis kids. Standing in his front yard in 1957, hoping to catch a glimpse of Sputnik 1, he became a member of the generation of youngsters who would be the first college graduates from their families. He paid his way through college working a summer job in the burgeoning Cold War industry. His progression through undergraduate and graduate degrees, culminating in a PhD in electrical engineering, tracked the nascent digital revolution. His eclectic career experiences in the aerospace, medical, educational, military, and consulting industries were truly a realization of the dreams of a generation of otherwise ordinary individuals.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Murt Gibson
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798224756445
• Artikelnr.: 72395537

Autorenporträt

Steve Warford earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering at University of Kentucky in 1966 and a master's degree and doctorate in electrical engineering at Arizona State University in 1968 and 1974, respectively. After five decades in the aerospace, military, educational, and medical sectors, he wrote "Heirs To The Legacy" to examine the effect of the Cold War, Arms Race, and Space Race on his generation and beyond.