William Kamkwamba: How I Built a Windmill

Author:
TED
Publisher:
TED
Publication Date:
1 August 2007
Tags:
Malawi, Arts, Culture and Entertainment

http://www.ted.com When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book.

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