Here is a wonderful amazing book to put on your reading list: "The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind" by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. This young man built and electric windmill by simply studying pictures in a textbook - amazing!
As characterized by Dave Callanan: "Discarded motor parts, PVC pipe,
and an old bicycle wheel may be junk to most people, but in the
inspired hands of William Kamkwamba, they are instruments of
opportunity. Growing up amid famine and poverty in rural Malawi, wind
was one of the few abundant resources available, and the inventive
fourteen-year-old saw its energy as a way to power his dreams. "With a
windmill, we'd finally release ourselves from the troubles of darkness
and hunger," he realized. "A windmill meant more than just power, it
was freedom." Despite the biting jeers of village skeptics, young
William devoted himself to borrowed textbooks and salvage yards in
pursuit of a device that could produce an "electric wind." The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
is an inspiring story of an indomitable will that refused to bend to
doubt or circumstance. When the world seemed to be against him, William
Kamkwamba set out to change it."
I was also incredibly inspired and charmed by Mr. Kamkwamba on a recent appearance on "The Daily Show" - definitely worth watching.
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| William Kamkwamba | ||||
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