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William Kamkwaba construindo um moinho de vento

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Quando tinha somente 14 anos, o inventor malauiano William Kamkwamba construiu para sua família um moinho gerador de eletricidade usando peças de ferro velho e seguindo um livro que encontrou na biblioteca.

Translated into Portuguese (Brazil) by Belucio Haibara
Reviewed by Bonifacio Segundo
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