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001 2014029469
003 DLC
005 20150522084800.0
008 140811s2015 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014029469
020 $a9781476782805 (hardback)
020 $z9781476782836 (ebook)
020 $a1476782806 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHV1569.5$b.E24 2015
082 00 $a681/.761092$aB$223
084 $aBIO026000$aSEL027000$aBUS046000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aEbeling, Mick.
245 10 $aNot impossible :$bthe art and joy of doing what couldn't be done /$cMick Ebeling.
264 1 $aNew York :$bAtria Books,$c[2015]
300 $a256 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"What if you discovered by accident that you could change the world? Mick Ebeling--a film producer by trade, optimist by nature--set out to perform a simple act of kindness that quickly turned into a lifelong mission. In the process he discovered that he could, indeed, change the world--and this fascinating new book shows how you can, too. On the cutting edge of the new "Maker Movement"--an outgrowth of the "hackers" of a decade ago--Mick Ebeling has found ways to create new, simple, do-it-yourself technologies to help people surmount seemingly impossible odds. With a bunch of nuts and bolts, a few jimmy-rigged web cameras and a coat hanger, he got a paralyzed artist drawing again; for less than a hundred bucks, he made prosthetic arms for a boy whose arms had been blown off in the war in Sudan. From the beginning, Ebeling has dreamed big, but that doesn't mean his accomplishments have come easy. He's had to deal with the little voice in his head we all recognize--the skeptical, disbelieving part that says, "Sorry, this ain't happening." Yet he found the courage to ignore that voice and move on. And believe. And get things done. The first result was the Eyewriter, which Time magazine called one of the "Top 50 Inventions of 2010," a device that tracks eye movements and translates them into a cursor on a screen, then into paint on a canvas or a sculpture design. Later he travelled to the Sudan with the homemade prosthetic hand his team created and taught the locals to use the 3D printers--now every week another armless boy gets new working limbs and hands. Fascinating, inspiring, and bursting with optimism and new ideas, Not Impossible is a true testament to the power of determination. It will motivate you to accept the idea that all problems can be solved--and that you have the ability to change the world and make miracles happen"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"How the author has created new, simple, do-it-yourself technologies to help people surmount seemingly impossible odds, and how you can do it, too"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
600 10 $aEbeling, Mick.
650 0 $aSelf-help devices for people with disabilities$zUnited States.
650 0 $aInventions$zUnited States.
650 0 $aRehabilitation technology$zUnited States.
650 0 $aBiomedical engineering$zUnited States.
650 0 $aHumanitarianism$zUnited States.
650 0 $aBusinessmen$zUnited States.
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Success.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aBUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Motivational.$2bisacsh