10-year-old Inventor for Wired | M. Scott Brauer

Owen Nannarone, of Scituate, Mass., is a 10-year-old inventor. Owen likes to take apart and repair electronics and motors. He recently developed a prototype for a golf tee that can measure the speed and direction of a golf ball as it’s hit. Two years ago, he developed something called the EZ-Cinch Net, a fishing net with closeable compartments that allow him to collect multiple turtles or frogs from nearby bogs without the animals contacting one another.

Owen Nannarone, of Scituate, Mass., is a 10-year-old inventor. Seen here working in his family’s basement, Owen likes to take apart and repair electronics and motors. He recently developed a prototype for a golf tee that can measure the speed and direction of a golf ball as it’s hit. Two years ago, he developed something called the EZ-Cinch Net, a fishing net with closeable compartments that allow him to collect multiple turtles or frogs from nearby bogs without the animals contacting one another.

Owen Nannarone, of Scituate, Mass., is a 10-year-old inventor. Owen likes to take apart and repair electronics and motors. He recently developed a prototype for a golf tee that can measure the speed and direction of a golf ball as it’s hit. Two years ago, he developed something called the EZ-Cinch Net, a fishing net with closeable compartments that allow him to collect multiple turtles or frogs from nearby bogs without the animals contacting one another.

Owen Nannarone, of Scituate, Mass., is a 10-year-old inventor. Owen likes to take apart and repair electronics and motors. Seen here at the Hanover Transfer Facility, Owen and his father Len Nannarone frequently visit the dump to look for parts and equipment to use or repair. He recently developed a prototype for a golf tee that can measure the speed and direction of a golf ball as it’s hit. Two years ago, he developed something called the EZ-Cinch Net, a fishing net with closeable compartments that allow him to collect multiple turtles or frogs from nearby bogs without the animals contacting one another.

Owen Nannarone, of Scituate, Mass., is a 10-year-old inventor. Seen here working in his family’s basement, Owen likes to take apart and repair electronics and motors. He recently developed a prototype for a golf tee that can measure the speed and direction of a golf ball as it’s hit. Two years ago, he developed something called the EZ-Cinch Net, a fishing net with closeable compartments that allow him to collect multiple turtles or frogs from nearby bogs without the animals contacting one another.

Owen Nannarone, of Scituate, Mass., is a 10-year-old inventor. Owen likes to take apart and repair electronics and motors. He recently developed a prototype for a golf tee that can measure the speed and direction of a golf ball as it’s hit. Two years ago, he developed the EZ-Cinch Net (seen here), a fishing net with closeable compartments that allow him to collect multiple turtles or frogs from nearby bogs without the animals contacting one another.

Electronic and circuit components rest in an egg crate on the workbench of Owen Nannarone in his family’s basement. Owen Nannarone, of Scituate, Mass., is a 10-year-old inventor. He likes to take apart and repair electronics and motors. He recently developed a prototype for a golf tee that can measure the speed and direction of a golf ball as it’s hit. Two years ago, he developed something called the EZ-Cinch Net, a fishing net with closeable compartments that allow him to collect multiple turtles or frogs from nearby bogs without the animals contacting one another.

Owen Nannarone, of Scituate, Mass., is a 10-year-old inventor. Seen here working in his family’s basement, Owen likes to take apart and repair electronics and motors. He recently developed a prototype for a golf tee that can measure the speed and direction of a golf ball as it’s hit. Two years ago, he developed something called the EZ-Cinch Net, a fishing net with closeable compartments that allow him to collect multiple turtles or frogs from nearby bogs without the animals contacting one another.

Owen Nannarone, of Scituate, Mass., is a 10-year-old inventor. Owen likes to take apart and repair electronics and motors. Seen here at the Scituate Transfer Facility, Owen and his father Len Nannarone frequently visit the dump to look for parts and equipment to use or repair. He recently developed a prototype for a golf tee that can measure the speed and direction of a golf ball as it’s hit. Two years ago, he developed something called the EZ-Cinch Net, a fishing net with closeable compartments that allow him to collect multiple turtles or frogs from nearby bogs without the animals contacting one another.