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Teenage Tinkerer: Kelvin Doe

  • February 2, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

West African teen Kelvin Doe used scrap metal and trash to make batteries, a generator, and even a radio station for his Sierra Leone hometown. In 2012, the self-taught engineer (whose broadcast name is “DJ Focus”) showed his creations at MIT and lectured Harvard undergrads. (Photo: Paula Aguilera/MIT Media Lab)

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