William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind
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http://www.ted.com At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED... Read more
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- -: William Kamkwamba: How I harnessed the wind
September 23, 2009 (over 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com At age 14, in poverty and famine, a Malawian boy built a windmill to power his family's home. Now at 22, William Kamkwamba, who speaks at TED, here, for the second time, shares in his own words the moving tale of invention that changed his life. TEDTalks is a daily video podca...
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- -: Jane Chen: A warm embrace that saves lives
January 28, 2010 (about 14 years ago)http://www.ted.com In the developing world, access to incubators is limited by cost and distance, and millions of premature babies die each year. TED Fellow Jane Chen shows an invention that could keep millions of these infants warm -- a design that's safe, portable, low-cost and life-saving.
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- -: R.A. Mashelkar: Breakthrough designs for ultra-low-cost products
October 27, 2010 (over 13 years ago)http://www.ted.com Engineer RA Mashelkar shares three stories of ultra-low-cost design from India that use bottom-up rethinking, and some clever engineering, to bring expensive products (cars, prosthetics) into the realm of the possible for everyone. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best...
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R.A. Mashelkar: Breakthrough Designs for Ultra-Low-Cost Products
November 1, 2009 (over 14 years ago)R.A. Mashelkar talks about creating low-cost products for developing countries not only to help these countries but also to stretch the innovative minds of scientists and business-makers.
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