William Kamkwamba was born in the country of Malawi, in Africa. When he was fourteen years old, a terrible drought hit the village where he lived. People had nothing to eat. Being an excellent ...

Last night [Jon Stewart] interviewed [William Kamkwamba] on The Daily Show. [William] is the young man from Malawi who at the age of 14 built a windmill generator out of discarded items.

Power was scarce in William Kamkwamba's home country of Malawi, so he decided to collect his own energy. The windmill Kamkwamba built is the subject of his 2007 talk, in which he describes the ...

Some things only look perfect.