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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition) Loot Price: R649
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind - Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (Large print, Paperback, Large type / large print edition)

William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer

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William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, a land withered by drought and hunger, a place where hope and opportunity were hard to find. But William had read about windmills and dreamed of building one that would bring his family electricity and running water, luxuries that only two percent of Malawians could afford. He used scrap metal, tractor parts, and bicycle halves to forge a crude machine that eventually powered four lights, complete with homemade switches and a circuit breaker made from nails and wire. A second windmill turned a water pump that could battle the drought and famine looming with every season.

"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" will inspire anyone who doubts the power of one individual's ability to change his community and better the lives of those on an entire continent.

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Imprint: Harperluxe
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2009
First published: October 2009
Authors: William Kamkwamba • Bryan Mealer
Dimensions: 230 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 431
Edition: Large type / large print edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-188498-6
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Science, technology & engineering
Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > History of engineering & technology
Books > Professional & Technical > Energy technology & engineering > Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology
Books > Biography > Science, technology & engineering
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LSN: 0-06-188498-7
Barcode: 9780061884986

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