Vivien He, a 17-year-old high school student from California, has developed a functional earthquake detector built for less than 100 dollars. The project was initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic, during which He utilized her spare time to teach herself the necessary skills in electronics and programming to construct the seismograph.
In-depth summary · AI, neutralA 17-year-old girl created an earthquake detector for only $100 and it works in Los Angeles
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Focuses on the student's self-taught technical achievement and low-cost innovation.