Taylor Wilson

Taylor Wilson
Wilson in 2016
Born (1994-05-07) May 7, 1994
Texarkana, Arkansas, United States
OccupationNuclear science
AwardsThiel Fellowship

Taylor Wilson (born May 7, 1994) is an American nuclear physicist and science advocate. Wilson achieved controlled nuclear fusion in 2008 when he was 14 years old. He has designed a compact radiation detector to enhance airport security. Wilson works to expand applications for nuclear medicine, and to design and develop modular power reactor technology.