15-Yr-Old Kelvin Doe Wows M.I.T.

To support Kelvin and young innovators like him, please visit http://www.crowdrise.com/InnovateSalone

15-Year-Old Kelvin Doe is an engineering whiz living in Sierra Leone who scours the trash bins for spare parts, which he uses to build batteries, generators and transmitters. Completely self-taught, Kelvin has created his own radio station where he broadcasts news and plays music under the moniker, DJ Focus.

Kelvin became the youngest person in history to be invited to the "Visiting Practitioner's Program" at MIT. THNKR had exclusive access to Kelvin and his life-changing journey - experiencing the US for the first time, exploring incredible opportunities, contending with homesickness, and mapping out his future.

Here is a link to the Bobby Fala track in the video on SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/karen-kilberg/k...

Photos courtesy of Adam Cohn (http://www.adamcohn.com/) and Paula Aguilera


PRODIGIES is a bi-weekly series showcasing the youngest and brightest as they challenge themselves to reach new heights and the stories behind them.

Created and produced by @radical.media, THNKR gives you extraordinary access to the people, stories, places and thinking that will change your mind.

Follow THNKR on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/thnkr
Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thnkrtv
Check out our Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/thnkr/
SUBSCRIBE! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...

• Category

  Education

[Jembii]

That's how Robert Goddard learned about and designed his own rockets btw... That's how NASA built , failed, built, and got the first man on the moon

This kid kid is 15, he taught himself how to build it, starting with nothing. I think society itself undermines inventors, young and old, poor or rich... what's needed is a change in mindset

[mykelnstanlyn]

kelvin is a hero

[Ryan Pape]

Great story

[Michael Yang]

A very inspiring and heart touching story. Go kelvin!!!!!

[hurbrownies]

No not Harvard.I don't think there are any engineering courses in Harvard, they offer different kind of courses like law. MIT is one of the best in engineering. Many people who works at NASA are alumini of MIT

[Sean Gonzales]

Inspiring.

[Nabila Assakinah]

he's making stuff with things that he found. and i'm still here. complaining why the tv doesn't turn on.. ._.

[2pkjs1351]

Someone send this kid to Harvard.

[14Aaren14]

Kelvin is such a fitting name for this genius

[Elle Aisha]

I am so inspired by David. I spent 6 months working in Salone in 2012 and understand the eletricity issues which has such an impact on most of the country. Keep up the great work Kelvin and David!!!!!!

[doggypower1]

what happend to him they need to show him more bring him back to usa

[Derrick Rose]

planet earth is in your hands kelvin