A Nigerian woman, Jessica O. Mathews invented a ball that generates electricity

Jessica O Mathews is a  Nigerian-American inventor, CEO and venture capitalist. She just invented Soccket, a soccer ball that can be used as a power generator. She attended Harvard College and graduated from Harvard Business School.

The tech entrepreneur Jessica O. Matthews has found a way to capture and capitalize off of the energy used by a soccer ball and flip it into energy that can light a room.

Matthews, 28, is the founder and chief executive officer of Uncharted Play, based in New York City.

Her company began with the development of the Soccket–a soccer ball that could generate three hours of LED light after 30 minutes of play.

The technology of the Soccket and another invention, Pulse–a jump rope that generates six hours of LED light or a 50{54d2fcdcd494adb6982253be6fe8d5492e5f586157f419110131714f9092ec60} iPhone charge after 15 minutes of play–is now being applied to other energy-generated play products.

Matthews has received numerous awards, honors, and recognition, they include being named Innovator of the Year by Black Enterprise in 2013, one of both Forbes 30 under 30 and Inc.Magazine’s 30 under 30 in 2014 and 2016, respectively, and selected twice by  Fortune for recognition