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William Kamkwamba (born August 5, 1987, in Kasungu, Malawi), is a Malawian inventor, engineer, and author. He gained renown in his country in 2001 when he built a wind turbine to power multiple electrical appliances in his family's house in Wimbe, 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Kasungu, using blue gum trees, bicycle parts, and materials ...
William Kamkwamba, from Malawi, is a born inventor. When he was 14, he built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and scrap, working from rough plans he found in a library book called Using Energy and modifying them to fit his needs.
William Kamkwamba (born August 5, 1987, Dowa, Malawi) is a Malawian inventor and author who worked on projects to improve the lives of his family and the residents of Masitala, the rural village in Malawi where he grew up.
At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life.
Sep 23, 2009 · The TED Blog met with William Kamkwamba shortly after the publication of his autobiography, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Here, he answers questions about his book, his life story, his plans for the future, and offers some inspiration to others who face poverty and struggle to achieve a dream.
417K views 14 years ago. http://www.ted.com At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here,...
Oct 15, 2009 · Young Malawian William Kamkwamba was 14 years old when he taught himself how to build a windmill from spare parts and scrap. He borrowed an energy book from a library, where he found the rough plans to put together an electricity generator to harness the energy from the wind, and provide energy to power lights and radio for his family home.
William Kamkwamba, author, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," and Malawi Windmill Maker. October 28, 2020. Moving Windmills Innovation Center. In 2008, I co-founded the Moving Windmills Project to inspire innovative solutions to African problems in Kasungu, Malawi.
William Kamkwamba at fourteen skillfully interpreted diagrams, and illustrations of the windmill he would build in his backyard.
This is the story of William Kamkwamba, whose journey from poverty to innovation captured hearts worldwide. Born in 1987 in Dowa, Malawi, William grew up in a farming family in the...
