William Kamkwamba
William Kamkwamba
William Kamkwambais a Malawian innovator, engineer and author. He gained fame in his country when, in 2002, he built a windmill to power a few electrical appliances in his family's house in Wimbeusing 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 windmillsand is planning two more, including one in Lilongwe, the political capital of Malawi...
NationalityMalawian
ProfessionInventor
Date of Birth5 August 1987
CountryMalawi
Don't insult me today just because I'm poor, you don't know what my future holds!
BEFORE I DISCOVERED THE miracles of science, magic ruled the world.
Sometimes you can fail in an experiment. But if you fail, you still don't stop observing that thing, looking for a better way.