Hani Invents a Remote Control Alarm [Archives:2000/31/Reportage]

Perhaps materially Yemen is not rich but it possesses a huge human wealth. Human is the mainstay and dynamics of development. With his motivation, efforts and struggle nations build their glory, civilization and revolution. Wealth alone does not build glory.
Yemen has a lot of talents and innovators in scientific and various other fields. There are individuals who, through their personal efforts, invented things. With simple tools they reach their target mainly owing to their love of inquisition. They insist on knowing the reality of things.
Fed up of walking and walking, a tired fellow tried to ‘manufacture’ his own car. Believe it, or not he was successful in driving his own-made car in the streets of Hodeidah. Alas! he could not get anyone appreciating his efforts. Another “Marconi-type” fellow who liked to see his own village’s voice on the air was able to develop a radio station covering a range of ten kilometers.
These are small things but deserve appreciation and concern because the ‘inventors’ did it all by themselves with their small tools. Had they been moved to research centers with advanced tools they could have done miracles.No sooner the “Yemen Times” learnt of a new invention in Taiz than it rushed to meet Hani Ali Bajjash , a student of the Faculty of Science at Taiz University.
Q. Am I talking to the right person? Are you the inventor of that tiny machine? How did you do it?
A. Yes you are. In order to revise my lessons I used to get up early. But I never liked that ugly banging of my timepiece. Then I asked myself is it necessary to get up disturbed with the ugly banging of the alarm? Why not a beautiful , slow piece of music? It was not a hocus-pocus; but really I was able to convert the alarm into a remote control.
Q. Marvelous! Please go on…
A. Now I can automatically stop electrical appliances such as TV, tape-recorder or refrigerator and keep them on according to my wish. Simply click and your fridge gets a ‘stop, during your absence from home.
Q. Did you show your invention to the appropriate authorities. Did they like it? Appreciated it?
A. Some officials at the University encouraged me while the majority proved to be cynic. I needed finance badly and, criticisms made me almost frustrated; but I never threw in the towel. With the cooperation of Dr. Sadeq al-Hazmi, Dean of Faculty of Science and Mr. Faisel Saeed Fara’ as well as the Dean of Students Affairs, and with my personal efforts I was able to execute my idea.
The Ministry of Industry has put this invention on its records for registration with the WIPO in Geneva. How I wish talents at the University were cared for. It is my earnest desire to see a Science Club established to house all scientific talents and inventors.
Q. And what are your future aspirations?
A. I wish to come into contact with the officials in Sana’a so that they sponsor the idea and embody it like any electrical appliance and put it on sale. I also wish to see State-sponsored research centers for talents in the future, where care is given to scientific researches, innovations and inventions. Yemen can’t go ahead without science.
No matter how my invention went; but I appreciate the “Yemen Times” interest in Yemeni youth and their talents. With this tiny information you will bring my invention to light. This is my best reward.

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