Omar M. Yaghi: Magic Molecules: The Story of the Scientist Who Built a World We Can't See- How One Curious Mind Created Invisible Homes for Tiny Atoms (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798269408064)

Omar Yaghi knows what it feels like to be thirsty. Growing up in Jordan, he lived with a dozen family members in a single small room with no electricity and limited clean water. But instead of giving up, young Omar dreamed BIG.At just 15 years old, he moved to America with almost nothing-not even a high school diploma-determined to become a scientist. His mission? To build something nobody had ever seen before: magical molecular structures with invisible rooms inside where atoms could live!
Through years of hard work and brilliant thinking, Omar created metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in 1995-super sponges that can pull water from desert air, capture pollution, store clean energy, and even clean up medicines in our environment. These incredible inventions are like apartment buildings for molecules, with hallways and rooms so tiny that billions could fit on your fingertip!
His MOFs can harvest over one liter of water per kilogram from the driest deserts every single day-bringing hope to people without clean water, just like young Omar once was. In 2025, he won the Nobel Prize for changing chemistry forever.
This inspiring story proves that where you start doesn't determine where you finish. With curiosity, courage, and determination, YOU can build a better world too!
Perfect for ages 6-12

Author: Coby Reid
ISBN-13: 9798269408064
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 10/11/2025
Pages: 78
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d