Tuesday, August 04, 2009

The boy who harnessed the wind

 
 

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via MAKE Magazine by Gareth Branwyn on 8/4/09

Here's a charming, inspiring little intro to the documentary about William Kamkwamba, the Malawian teen who got a book out of the library on windmills (which had pictures of the them, but no tech details) and figured out how to build his own to bring electrical power to his family.

William will be participating in Maker Faire Africa.

William Kamkwamba is Coming to Maker Faire Africa

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