| ID | 013566 |
| Call Number | FIC/KAM |
| Title Proper | Boy who harnessed the wind |
| Other Title Information | Creating currents of electricity and hope |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Mealer, Bryan ; Kamkwamba, William |
| Publication | London, HarperCollins Publishers, 2009. |
| Description | 274p Yellow Spine |
| Note | Relates how an enterprising teenager in Malawi builds a windmill from scrap he finds around his village and brings electricity, and a future, to his family. This is an inspiring true story. William Kamkwamba's achievements with wind energy should serve as a model of what one person, with an inspired idea, can do to tackle the crisis we face. His book tells a moving and exciting story. |
| Standard Number | 9780007352555 |
| Price. Qualification | Rs.399(Pb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | ACTION ; Kamkwamba, William, 1987 ; Inventors - Malawi ; Malawi - Rural conditions ; Mechanical engineers - Malawi - Biography ; Electric power production - Malawi ; STEM ; ADAPTATION - In books ; ACTION - Social entrepeneurship |