William Kamkwamba
Malawian inventor
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| 2019 | His book 'The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind' was adapted into a film, starring and directed by Chiwetel Ejiofor. |
| 2014 | Graduated from Dartmouth College. |
| 2014 | Graduated from Dartmouth College with a bachelor of arts in environmental studies and was elected to the Sphinx Senior Honor Society. His book was selected as the common book at Auburn University and University of Michigan College of Engineering. |
| 2013 | Named one of the '30 People Under 30 Changing The World' by TIME magazine. His book was selected as the '1 Book, 1 Community' title for Loudoun County, Virginia's Public Library system. |
| 2011 | Attended and was a guest speaker at the Google Science Fair introductory meeting. |
| 2010 | Received the GO Ingenuity Award, which enabled him to hold workshops in his home village teaching youths to make wind turbines and repair water pumps. |
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