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Lighting a Fire 31 inspiring stories of eminent Tanzanian scientists

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Dar es Salaam Mkuki na Nyota 2012Description: Xi, 383p.:illISBN:
  • 978-9987-08-197-4
Subject(s): Summary: Lighting a Fire: Stories of 31 Eminent Tanzania Scientists is a collection of thirty one articles about roads travelled by Tanzania men and women who, largely starting from poverty conditions, have succeeded in becoming distinguished scientists in different disciplines. As Professor Keto Mshigeni, one of the two editors of the book observes in the introduction, the indigenous African approach to educating the youth was through sharing knowledge of customs and traditions: commonly used medicinal plants; philosophy and ethics encapsulating such knowledge in stories; riddles and proverbs. As each generation passed on to the next generation the collective knowledge and memory of its achievements, so society moved forward, renewing itself with discovery of new knowledge and techniques to meet its needs.
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Lighting a Fire: Stories of 31 Eminent Tanzania Scientists is a collection of thirty one articles about roads travelled by Tanzania men and women who, largely starting from poverty conditions, have succeeded in becoming distinguished scientists in different disciplines. As Professor Keto Mshigeni, one of the two editors of the book observes in the introduction, the indigenous African approach to educating the youth was through sharing knowledge of customs and traditions: commonly used medicinal plants; philosophy and ethics encapsulating such knowledge in stories; riddles and proverbs. As each generation passed on to the next generation the collective knowledge and memory of its achievements, so society moved forward, renewing itself with discovery of new knowledge and techniques to meet its needs.

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