Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations was published in 2008 by teenagers, and this (different) teenager below is an example of that very thing. He's giving his TED Talk at the age of 17, about how he came to invent a unique new prosthetic arm.
Prosthetic arms already exist, but at a cost of something like $80,000. Easton started experimenting with motors, software, neural sensors, 3D printing in his bedroom, trying to find a better solution - trying to make a better product at a better price.
Educating himself in a variety of ways, he accomplished his goal. His net cost (I'd guess this figure did not include necessary labor) was $400.
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