Friday, October 9, 2009

How a Malawian teenager harnessed the power of the wind.

If this does not fit the definition of Genius, then tell me what does. This is a Malawian school drop out who put his mind to work and achieved what most Nigerian engineering professors would never think of in seven lifetimes.
Here is a beautiful report on the emerging African intellectual leadership:

"William Kamkwamba’s parents couldn’t afford the $80 yearly tuition for their son’s school. The boy sneaked into the classroom anyway, dodging administrators for a few weeks until they caught him. Still emaciated from the recent deadly famine that had killed friends and neighbors, he went back to work on his family’s corn and tobacco farm in rural Malawi, Africa. " READ ON PLEASE.

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