William Kamkwamba: How I built my family a windmill

+1 on what spatty918 had commented.

The technology isn't the focal point of this showcase; it's the young man's initiative and undeniable use of ingenuity with incredibly limited resources.

What were you doing at 14?

It is this kind of creative impulse that serves as the catalyst for the world's greatest inventions.

at 14 i was building a flux capacitor for my DeLorean

that was donated

Amazing

How sad to see so much anger, racism and ignorance come up in response to a person who did something impressive. Doesn't matter what his race, he did something to learn and improve his situation at a young age. That's admirable. Many people who are responding here are not.

He did nothing original.

windmills have been used for over 1300 years.

they are growing a crop that kills people (tobacco)

his accomplishments are grade 6 level science class projects.

if this motivates africa, africa is in huge trouble.

Lol just like jealousy has existed since the beginning of time

i cant believe some of the comments im seeing.obviously you dont know much about the world.what were u doing at the age of 14?
this boy has NEVER been to school, isnt educated, has no resources n didnt even know english. Never seen a phone/computer/tv b4 in his life. yet he managed to read several books and made electricity (literally out of trash he picked up) happen for his family.
he deserves a standing ovation
what an inspiring story!!

he did nothing original, he turned the wheels on his bike, that already had a generator, with the wind, big fuckin deal. bullshit on the never seen a phone or computer, cell phones are everywhere in africa, he was charging cell phone batteries with his generator, so he says

how does seeing a computer make someone educated? his story of bullshit keeps growing, what is sad is that the world expects africans to be stupid uneducated niggers

One of the things here is a windmill is not that hard to make, but @ first world countries there are too much people who want to stay behind a desk and keep their hands out of dirt. They don't even want to clean their own houses for god's sake.