# How I built a windmill

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2007
- Speaker: William Kamkwamba
- Year: 2007
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/william_kamkwamba_how_i_built_a_windmill)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

When he was just 14 years old, Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book.

## Lectures

1. [How I built a windmill](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/william_kamkwamba_how_i_built_a_windmill/d9c766de02c5), 4 min (TED's player)