Newton Gaza lights up his family's tent

2024-02-11 2024-02-11T10:40:55Z

Weather of Arabia - In the Gaza Strip, Hussam Al-Attar, nicknamed “Newton,” decided not to surrender to the darkness that the war brought him. Instead, he decided to use wind energy to light the tent in which he lives with his family after their displacement; As he possesses high skills in dealing with wires, which made him able to turn this idea into reality, and indeed he succeeded in providing lighting for his family, despite the difficult circumstances they face in light of the ongoing siege and destruction.

The story of the Palestinian Newton... lighting the darkness with wind energy in light of the conflict

Among the residents of the camp in which he lives, this boy, who is not yet fifteen years old, is known by the nickname “Newton,” as he tells his story with a humble smile, indicating that this nickname came as a result of the similarity between him and the famous physicist, Isaac Newton, whom it fell upon. An apple, and inspired him to discover the law of gravity and give the world a new understanding of the universe.

While he and his family lived in the darkness of tragedy and missiles raining down on them, Hossam decided to innovate and find a solution as he found himself toying with the idea of a lighting system based on wind energy, inspired by the darkness that surrounded them.

On the banks of the border with Egypt, his family pitched their tent next to a one-story house, and the boy took advantage of the opportunity and climbed to the roof of the house, where he set up two fans on top of each other, resembling small wind turbines, capable of generating electrical energy using wires, buttons, lamps, and a thin piece of wood. He succeeded in delivering power to the inside of the tent, giving them lighting that alleviated their suffering under the harsh conditions.

Just as Thomas Edison created a light bulb after many attempts, Hossam failed twice before succeeding in lighting up the system on the third attempt. He proves that will and determination are capable of achieving miracles in the most difficult circumstances.

Hossam’s achievement in Gaza... positive interaction on social media

The entire world's reaction to the achievement of young Hossam, who succeeded in lighting the lamp in a time of darkness imposed by the Israeli occupation, was noticeable on social media platforms.

“Newton of Gaza”... A Palestinian child invented a way to light up displacement tents using the power of the wind with simple tools in #Rafah, south of the #Gaza Strip. pic.twitter.com/stVf0urTS0

— TRT Arabic (@TRTArabi) February 8, 2024