Harambee

The Spirit of Innovation in Africa
Erscheinungsjahr 2022
ISBN: 978-1-928246-41-1
Verlag: HSRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 377 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

How many inventions come from Africa? How many African countries have produced their own cars? Why is the M-Pesa mobile money system so important? Is the nature of innovation in Africa different from what we find elsewhere? In Harambee (“working together”), Mike Bruton addresses these and related questions as he remarkably discusses more than 800 inventions and innovations by more than 600 innovators from 50 African countries.

From mompreneurs to moguls, waste pickers to fintech wizards, locust whisperers to rocket scientists, Bruton showcases the creativity of the continent’s techpreneurs. The result is an insightful—and intriguing—introduction to the many significant advances in science and technology that have been made on the continent at the low-, medium-, and high-tech levels.

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Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Allgemeines
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Foreword—Alan Duggan
- Precolonial Inventions. Agriculture, Stock Farming, Apiculture and Rural Living
- Terrestrial Biodiversity Conservation. Fishing, Aquaculture and Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation
- Food and Cooking
- Drinks and Beverages
- Health and Medicine I: Covid-19
- Health and Medicine II: Other Medical, Hygiene and Grooming Innovations
- Sustainable Living
- Energy and Alternative Energy
- Town Planning and Urban Living
- Education and the Youth
- Sports and Recreation
- Clothing, Accessories and Design
- Transport and Transport Infrastructure
- Trade, Industry, Mining, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology
- Commerce, E-commerce, and Fintech Entrepreneurship and the Future of Work
- African Women in Science and Technology
- Communications and Telecommunications
- Electronics, Computers, and Smartphones
- Robots, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
- Military and Security
- Astronomy and Space Science
- The Future of Technology