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Mar 3, 2004
"It's clear that the algebra I taught kids [in Africa] isn't going to change the whole world. But the fact that the students knew I cared about them made it possible for many of them to continue their educations." --Amy Smith
Inventions of Service
A mill that converts grain into flour ten times faster than it takes to do the job by hand, a phase-change incubator that tests for bacteria in water supplies, a 'Smart Canister' that shakes all the ingredients in a bowl. These are among the list of inventions of Amy Smith -- an MIT professor who designs products to specifically help Third World countries!
BE THE CHANGE
If you could invent an instrument to help the needy, what would it be?
