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Inspiring: Kelvin Doe, Self-taught Teenage Genius from Sierra Leone

Inspiring: Kelvin Doe, Self-taught Teenage Genius from Sierra Leone

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At the age of 13, a boy living in Sierra Leone created batteries and generators using materials he picked up around the house or from trash bins. Now, he's wowing experts in the U.S. Kelvin Doe, now 16, became the youngest person in history to be invited to the "Visiting Practitioner's Program" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and will also be a guest presenter at Harvard School of Engineering for his innovative solutions for complex problems.

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