The government will support the 18-year-old inventor – Prof. Frimpong-Boateng

General News of Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Source: Graphic.com.gh

2019-02-19

MESTI) pledged government support to an 18-year-old inventor who used empty paper boxes and other materials to design a remote-controlled dummy vehicle, an electronic cabinet and other items.

The prodigy, Samuel Naamgwinaa, a first-year student at the Don Bosco Technical Institute in Odumase near Sunyani in the Bono area, has also developed a water heater, a simple solar system to power mobile phones and light bulbs , as well as a computer game console.

Samuel was accompanied by his father, Mr. Sylvestre Dabour, and the Arts and Culture Instructor of the Don Bosco Technical Institute, who discovered Samuel, to present his inventions to the ministry yesterday in response to an invitation.

After aligning six of his inventions at the office of the Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng did not hide his astonishment and is committed to supporting such inventors to help them achieve achievements and contribute to national development.

The determination of the ministry

Professor Frimpong-Boateng said the ministry had decided to invite the young inventor after the videos on his inventions became viral on social media, which drew the attention of the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

After watching a video on social media about Samuel's inventions, Professor Frimpong-Boateng said that President Akufo-Addo had asked MESTI to organize a meeting with the young inventor to determine how the government could support him.

After learning of his immediate needs, the minister presented him with an electric toolbox.

Professor Frimpong-Boateng said that, as part of the free high school policy, the government wanted to ensure that all students have the opportunity to learn and discover their talents.

"Ghanaians are very intelligent people, which is why the government has taken seriously the scientific, technological, professional and professional training to find some of these great talents," he said.

inventions

All inventions use simple materials that Samuel retrieved from old gadgets or bought at a local market near his school.

The fictitious vehicle uses a SIM card (mobile subscriber number) which, once dialed, serves as a contact and moves the car, which is powered by a mobile phone battery.

The heater is composed of razor blades and a wire connection and can be used to heat water when it is connected to a solar source or a source of electricity. # 39; electricity.

The computer's game console features a central unit that can also be used to charge cell phones, a keyboard with up and down keys and a cardboard screen.

The electronic cabinet, which does not need a key or padlock to open or lock, uses a card with a sensor consisting of a mobile SIM card, which can be used to lock it or open it when it is inserted into a side opening. The system makes it difficult to get into the wardrobe.

The solar system has a panel for capturing solar energy that is powered by simple motors, which Samuel said he obtained from computers, digital video display (DVD) players, and other defective electronic devices.

When it started

In an interview, Samuel said that he usually imagined finding solutions to social challenges: "I see myself building something in a vision or in a dream.

I see all the material I need and when I get up I discuss it with my teachers and I start looking for the necessary material. "

"I can also invent an electronic bedspread, explosives that can be used on mining and quarry sites. I've already seen all this in my dream, "he said.

He added that it usually took him less than 24 hours to build the inventions he had designed.

Mr. Dabour, Samuel's proud father, said, "I knew that my son, the fifth of my 14 children, was special since childhood.

I knew God had blessed him in a special way. He started developing cars and other gadgets at the age of three.