Ghulam Sediq Wardak (born 1942) is an Afghan inventor, credited with 341 inventions, none of which are patented. 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 auto-rotating sprinkler oil paint References 1942 births Living people Pashtun people Afghan inventors