The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope

For those who want to give their students a global perspective, this story of a young man from poverty—stricken Malawi who figured out how to build a windmill from scavenged parts to bring electricity to his village hits all the right notes: a deep look into life in a developing nation, science and engineering insights—and inspiration.

William is now an engineering major at Dartmouth College.

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