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One thing that has helped me to become patient and cool is that I grew up with sisters.

William Kamkwamba

One thing that has helped me to become patient and cool is that I grew up with sisters.

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Sensing my delight at seeing his laptop, Tom asked me, William, have you ever seen the Internet?No.In a quiet conference room, Tom sat me down at his computer and explained the track pad, how the moti...

William Kamkwamba

Sensing my delight at seeing his laptop, Tom asked me, William, have you ever seen the Internet?No.In a quiet conference room, Tom sat me down at his computer and explained the track pad, how the moti...

Tags: internet, power of the internet, technology, tom rielly, underdeveloped countries

About Author
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 collected in a local scrapyard. Since then, he has built a solar-powered water pump that supplies the first drinking water in his village and two other wind turbines, the tallest standing at 12 meters (39 ft), and has built two more, including one in Lilongwe, the political capital of Malawi.

Thinking of them reminds me of a quote I read recently from the great Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. that says, If you can't fly, run; if you can't run, walk; if you can't walk, crawl. We must encour...

William Kamkwamba

Thinking of them reminds me of a quote I read recently from the great Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. that says, If you can't fly, run; if you can't run, walk; if you can't walk, crawl. We must encour...