Second prize at the Young Scientist Exhibition for Donegal student who shows how wind could be used to create energy.
Sixteen year old Patrick Grady from Falcarragh Community School in Donegal takes second prize at the Young Scientist Exhibition for his project. He constructed a helical rotor made from scrap metal and used a wind tunnel to demonstrate how the wind could be harnessed to generate electricity.
This episode of 'Youngline' was broadcast on 25 January 1979.
'Youngline' was a once weekly, half-hour magazine show for younger viewers. The first programme was broadcast on Tuesday, 23 November 1976 from 5.30 to 6.00 pm. 'Youngline' continued until May 1984.