Ghulam Sediq Wardak

Ghulam Sediq Wardak (born 1942) is a peasant inventor in Afghanistan, credited with 341 inventions, none of which are patented.[1] He is a local hero, despite being only semi-literate, and having no formal higher education. His inventions tend to be practical devices, inspired by needs he perceives in his daily life. His first, made when he was seventeen, was a radio powered by the wearer's bodily electricity.

He has devoted himself to inventing full-time, being supported financially by his four sons.

List of some inventions
  • radio powered by body electricity
  • automatic cradle rocker
  • solar-powered water pump
  • solar-powered car
  • electric teakettle with an automatic safety shutoff
  • burglar alarm that photographs the intruder
  • automatic hand-washing system
  • flood warning system
  • The auto-rotating sprinkler.

References
  1. "Is this Afghanistan's most prolific inventor?". BBC World Service (Podcast). Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  • Afghanistan's Father of Invention


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