Creating Currents Of Electricity And Hope
By William Kawkwamba and Bryan Mealer
A poor kid grows up in Malawi village hunting and farming without plumbing or electricity. He is curious about technology but does not have access to good schools. His country is beset with drought, famine, floods, disease and political corruption. As his family slowly starves to death he comes up with an idea that saves them all. He goes to a library, studies pictures in science books and figures out out how to make a windmill that generates electricity.
I read this book and knew that somebody somewhere in the world will find solutions to the problems we face. They will need access to information. They need an education. This is an inspiring story that should be told far and wide. Highly recommended.
P.S. Is you ever wonder if illustrations in technical documentation are important, this book drives it home. I regularly meet people from other countries who are happy I’ve put graphics in my documentation. Hire an illustrator, it might make a difference in someone’s life.
Copyright 2009 DJ Cline All rights reserved.