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William Kamkwamba: How I built a windmill
William Kamkwamba o izgradnji vjetrenjače
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Kada je imao samo 14 godina, Malawijski izumitelj William Kamkwamba izgradio je svojoj obitelji struju koju generira vjetrenjača od rezervnih dijelova, izrađeno pomoću grubih planova koje je našao u knjizi.
William Kamkwamba - Inventor
To power his family's home, young William Kamkwamba built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and scrap -- starting him on a journey detailed in the book and film "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind." Full bio
To power his family's home, young William Kamkwamba built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and scrap -- starting him on a journey detailed in the book and film "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind." Full bio
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Chris Anderson: William, hi. Good to see you.
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Chris Anderson: William, zdravo. Lijepo te je vidjeti.
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William Kamkwamba: Thanks.
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William Kamkwamba: Hvala.
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CA: So, we've got a picture, I think? Where is this?
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CA: Dakle, imamo sliku, mislim? Gdje je ovo?
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WK: This is my home. This is where I live.
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WK: Ovo je moj dom. Ovo je gdje ja živim.
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CA: Where? What country?
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CA: Gdje? Koja zemlja?
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WK: In Malawi, Kasungu. In Kasungu. Yeah, Mala.
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WK: To je Malawi, Kasubgu. U Kasungu. Da. Mala.
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CA: OK. Now, you're 19 now?
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CA: U redu, sada imaš 19 godina?
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WK: Yeah. I'm 19 years now.
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WK: Da. Sada imam 19 godina.
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CA: Five years ago you had an idea. What was that?
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CA: Prije pet godina imao si ideju. O čemu?
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WK: I wanted to make a windmill.
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WK: Želio sam napraviti vjetrenjaču.
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CA: A windmill?
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CA: Vjetrenjaču?
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WK: Yeah.
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WK: Da.
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CA: What, to power -- for lighting and stuff?
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CA: Dakle - što - za napajanje - svijetlosti i ostalog?
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WK: Yeah.
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WK: Da.
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CA: So what did you do? How did you realize that?
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CA: Dakle što si učinio? Kako si to realizirao?
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WK: After I dropped out of school, I went to library,
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WK: Nakon što sam napustio školu, otišao sam u knjižnicu,
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and I read a book that would -- "Using Energy,"
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i pročitao knjigu koja je bila - "Korištenje energije,"
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and I get information about doing the mill.
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i tamo sam dobio informacije o izgradnji vjetrenjače.
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And I tried, and I made it.
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Pokušao sam i uspio sam.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
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CA: So you copied -- you exactly copied the design in the book.
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CA: Dakle kopirao si - kopirao si nacrt iz knjige.
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WK: Ah, no. I just --
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WK: Ah, ne. Samo sam -
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CA: What happened?
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CA: Što se dogodilo?
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WK: In fact, a design of the windmill that was in the book,
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WK: Ustvari, nacrt vjetrenjače koji je bio u knjizi,
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it has got four -- ah -- three blades,
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imao je četiri - ah - tri oštrice,
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and mine has got four blades.
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a moj je imao četiri oštrice.
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CA: The book had three, yours had four.
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CA: U knjizi je bilo tri, a kod tebe četiri.
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WK: Yeah.
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WK: Da.
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CA: And you made it out of what?
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CA: I od čega si to napravio?
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WK: I made four blades, just because I want to increase power.
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WK: Napravio sam četiri oštrice, samo zato što sam želio povečati snagu.
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CA: OK.
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CA: OK.
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WK: Yeah.
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WK: Da.
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CA: You tested three, and found that four worked better?
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CA: Probao si tri, a otkrio da sa četiri bolje radi?
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WK: Yeah. I test.
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WK: Da. Testirao sam.
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CA: And what did you make the windmill out of?
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CA: Od čega si napravio vjetrenjaču?
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What materials did you use?
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Što si - koje materijale si koristio?
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WK: I use a bicycle frame, and a pulley, and plastic pipe, what then pulls --
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WK: Koristio sam ramu od bicikla, koloturnik, i plastičnu cijev, koju kad vučeš -
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CA: Do we have a picture of that? Can we have the next slide?
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CA: Dali imamo sliku toga? Može li sljedeća slika?
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WK: Yeah. The windmill.
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WK: DA. Vjetrenjača.
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CA: And so, and that windmill, what -- it worked?
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CA: Dakle, ta vjetrenjača - je radila?
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WK: When the wind blows, it rotates and generates.
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WK: Kada vjetar puše, ona se vrti i generira.
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CA: How much electricity?
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CA: Koliko električne snage?
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WK: 12 watts.
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WK: 12 watti.
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CA: And so, that lit a light for the house? How many lights?
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CA: Dakle, to je bilo dovoljno za svijetlo u kući? Koliko svijetla?
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WK: Four bulbs and two radios.
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WK: za četiri žarulje i dva radija.
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CA: Wow.
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CA: Oho
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WK: Yeah.
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WK: Da.
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(Applause) CA: Next slide --
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CA: Dakle - (Pljesak) - sljedeća slika -
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so who's that?
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što je ovo?
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WK: This is my parents, holding the radio.
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WK: Ovo su moji roditelji, kupujući radio.
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CA: So what did they make of -- that you were 14, 15 at the time --
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CA: Dakle što su oni učinili - ti si imao 14, 15 godina tada -
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what did they make of this? They were impressed?
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što su oni napravili od toga? Dali su bili oduševljeni?
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WK: Yeah.
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WK: Da.
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CA: And so what's your -- what are you going to do with this?
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CA: Dakle, što je tvoj - što kaniš učiniti s ovim?
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WK: Um --
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WK: Hm -
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CA: What do you -- I mean -- do you want to build another one?
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CA: Što si - mislim - dali si poželio izgraditi još jednu?
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WK: Yeah, I want to build another one --
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WK: Da, želio sam izgraditi još jednu -
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to pump water and irrigation for crops.
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da pumpa vodu i navodnjava - navodnjava usjeve.
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CA: So this one would have to be bigger?
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CA: Dakle ova je trebala biti veća?
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WK: Yeah.
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WK: Da
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CA: How big?
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CA: Koliko veća?
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WK: I think it will produce more than 20 the watts.
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WK: Mislim da će proizvesti više od 20 wati.
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CA: So that would produce irrigation for the entire village?
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CA: Dakle to će navodnjavati cijelo selo?
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WK: Yeah.
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WK: Da.
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CA: Wow. And so you're talking to people here at TED
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CA: Oho. I sada govorite ljudima ovdje na TED-u
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to get people who might be able to help in some way
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da pridobijete ljude koji vam mogu pomoći na neki način da -
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to realize this dream?
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realizirate taj san?
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WK: Yeah, if they can help me with materials, yeah.
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WK: Da, ako mi oni mogu pomoći - sa materijalima, da.
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CA: And as you think of your life going forward,
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CA: Kao što mislite da vaš život ide naprijed,
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you're 19 now,
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imate 19 sada, da li -
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do you picture continuing with this dream of working in energy?
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vaše slike nastavljaju s vašim snom, radom na energiji?
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WK: Yeah. I'm still thinking to work on energy.
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WK: Da. I dalje razmišljam raditi na energiji.
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CA: Wow. William, it's a real honor to have you at the TED conference.
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CA: Oho. William, prava je čast imati te na TED konferenciji.
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Thank you so much for coming.
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Hvala ti puno na dolasku.
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WK: Thank you.
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WK: Hvala vama.
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(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
William Kamkwamba - InventorTo power his family's home, young William Kamkwamba built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and scrap -- starting him on a journey detailed in the book and film "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind."
Why you should listen
William Kamkwamba, from Malawi, is a born inventor. When he was 14, he built an electricity-producing windmill from spare parts and scrap, working from rough plans he found in a library book called Using Energy and modifying them to fit his needs. The windmill he built powers four lights and two radios in his family home.
After reading about Kamkwamba on Mike McKay's blog Hactivate (which picked up the story from a local Malawi newspaper), TEDGlobal Conference Director Emeka Okafor spent several weeks tracking him down at his home in Masitala Village, Wimbe, and invited him to attend TEDGlobal on a fellowship. Onstage, Kamkwamba talked about his invention and shared his dreams: to build a larger windmill to help with irrigation for his entire village, and to go back to school.
Following Kamkwamba's moving talk, there was an outpouring of support for him and his promising work. Members of the TED community got together to help him improve his power system (by incorporating solar energy), and further his education through school and mentorships. Subsequent projects have included clean water, malaria prevention, solar power and lighting for the six homes in his family compound; a deep-water well with a solar-powered pump for clean water; and a drip irrigation system. Kamkwamba himself returned to school, and is now attending the African Leadership Academy, a new pan-African prep school outside Johannesburg, South Africa.
Kamkwamba's story is documented in his autobiography, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope. A documentary about Kamkwamba, called William and the Windmill, won the Documentary Feature Grand Jury award at SXSW in 2013 (watch a trailer ). You can support his work and other young inventors at MovingWindmills.org.
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