David Zarrin: Reinventing Motion, Motors and Turbines

Fear of flying — or rather, the fear of starting to fly and encountering an issue that unceremoniously ceases said flight — is the most ubiquitous and understandable phobia known to man. We’ve all heard how air travel is the safest form of transportation, yet the images and lore surrounding plane crashes have settled into our consciousness and rattled our nerves. When David Zarrin, a teen engineering prodigy from Saratoga, California, dedicated his engineering prowess to the development of a safer generation of jet engines, giants of the science world took note. Could the garage-based tinkering of a teenager truly take the edge off one of our most universal fears? With the right encouragement and Intel-powered technology at his fingertips, there’s no one better suited for the job than Zarrin. Read more...