windmill articles
Where is William Kamkwamba, the inventor mentioned, from?
At what age did Kamkwamba construct his first working electric generating windmill?
What devastating circumstance initially prompted Kamkwamba to seek knowledge about energy production?
Where did Kamkwamba retreat to study mechanics after dropping out of school?
Which specific scrap material did Kamkwamba adapt for use as the rotor blades?
What material was used for the tower structure of his initial windmill?
What was one of the immediate practical uses of the electricity generated by Kamkwamba's first windmill?
What utility was Kamkwamba's second engineered windmill specifically designed to provide?
How did the material input for Kamkwamba's machine generally compare to that of ancient windmills?
What significant event brought Kamkwamba's achievements to international attention?
What was the primary engineering focus for American windmills compared to European mills?
What characterized the typical European windmill design used for heavy work?
What fundamental challenge in the Great Plains spurred the iconic American windmill innovation?
Which individual is most closely associated with patenting the self-regulating, multi-bladed archetype of the American windmill?
What feature pioneered by Halladay drastically reduced the maintenance burden on remote windmill systems?
What mechanism allowed Halladay's windmill to automatically slow down when the wind became too strong?
What performance characteristic was prioritized in the American water pumper design for operation on the Great Plains?
Where did Daniel Halladay develop his groundbreaking design technology?
What replaced the initial wooden towers on American windmills to further increase pump efficiency?
How did the focus of wind energy in the US diverge from global trends in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?