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Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 07 Pages: 320 in Publisher: William Morrow William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery It was also a land withered by drought and hunger But William had read about windmills. and he dreamed of building one that would ing to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala - crazy - but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal. tractor parts. and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination. he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome c...
Paperback. Pub Date: 2010 07 Pages: 320 in Publisher: William Morrow William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi a country where magic ruled and modern science was mystery It was also a land withered by drought and hunger But William had read about windmills. and he dreamed of building one that would ing to his small village a set of luxuries that only 2 percent of Malawians could enjoy: electricity and running water. His neighbors called him misala - crazy - but William refused to let go of his dreams. With a small pile of once-forgotten science textbooks; some scrap metal. tractor parts. and bicycle halves; and an armory of curiosity and determination. he embarked on a daring plan to forge an unlikely contraption and small miracle that would change the lives around him. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is a remarkable true story about human inventiveness and its power to overcome c...