August 6, 2009

William Kamkwamba: The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind

Although the Chrome Documents focus on the issues of transparency and open government, particularly as these topics relate to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources, I find it’s important to take a break now and then for something positive.

What follows is the uplifting and inspiring story of William Kamkwamba, a Malawian who at age 14 built his own windmills after checking out a book from his local library. The book contained pictures but no technical details of how to build the windmills.

William will be participating in this year’s Maker Faire Africa.