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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind de William Kamkwamba

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

Autor William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 mar 2010 – vârsta de la 13 ani
When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old his parents told him that he must leave school and come and work on the family farm as they could no longer afford to $80 a year tuition fees. This is the story of his refusal to give up on learning and reading. A story of passion, determination and remarkable achievements.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780007316199
ISBN-10: 0007316194
Pagini: 273
Ilustrații: 16 col plates (8pp)
Dimensiuni: 128 x 200 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.22 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers

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'THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND is the inspiring story of a young man in Africa who used the only resources available to him to build a windmill and elevate the lives and spirits of those in his community. William Kamkwamba's achievements with wind energy should serve as a model of what one person, with an inspired idea, can do to tackle the crisis we face. His book tells a moving and exciting story.' Al Gore, former Vice President and Nobel Laureate 'A moving, touching, important story. One more reminder of...how powerful the human spirit can be.' Seth Godin, author 'One of the best books I have ever read.' Mark Frauenfelder, boingboing.net

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When William Kamkwamba was just 14 years old his parents told him that he must leave school and come to work on the family farm as they could no longer afford the $80 a year tuition fees. This is the story of his refusal to give up on learning and reading, a story of passion, determination and remarkable achievements. The inspiring story of a young man in Africa who used the only resources available to him to build a windmill and elevate the lives and spirits of those in his community.

Notă biografică

William Kamkwamba is a New York Times bestselling author and innovator who designs development projects, including safe water delivery and educational access. William tells his journey of how he achieved his dream of bringing electricity, light, and the promise of a better life to his family and his village in his memoir The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope, co-authored with Bryan Mealer. Since its debut, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind has sold more than 1 million copies and has been translated into nearly twenty languages worldwide. It has been published in two additional editions, a young reader's version and a children's book. After graduating from Dartmouth College in Environmental Studies, William began work as a Global Fellow for the design firm IDEO.org. He is an entrepreneur, TED Fellow, and has worked with the WiderNet Project to develop appropriate technologies curriculums focused on bridging the gap between ?knowing? and ?doing? for young people in Malawi and across the world. William splits his time between the U.S. and Malawi and is currently working full-time with the Moving Windmills Project to bring the Moving Windmills Innovation Center to life in Kasungu, Malawi.

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William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery. It was also a land withered by drought and hunger. But William had read about windmills, and he dreamed of building one that would bring to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala—crazy—but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination, he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome crippling adversity. It will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those around him.