From BREAK Button to AI: How Childhood Curiosity Built an Engineer

This memoir reveals how raw curiosity about systems at their lowest levels creates engineers capable of building transformative technology like AI. Rather than consuming code passively, the protagonist's hands-on journey—from reverse-engineering games in assembly language to designing custom hardware—demonstrates why fundamental, exploratory learning produces far more capable technologists. It's a powerful case for fostering deep technical curiosity and understanding the 'why' behind technology from an early age.