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Shuman sunengine on the March 1916 cover of Hugo Gernsback's The Electrical Experimenter Shuman sunengine 1907 Photo: Technical World magazine, September 1907. Frank Shuman (/ ˈ ʃ uː m ə n /; January 23, 1862 – April 28, 1918) was an American inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer known for his work on solar engines, especially those that used solar energy to heat water that would ...
Mouchot was born in Semur-en-Auxois, France on 7 April 1825. [1] He first taught at the primary schools of Morvan (1845–1849) and later Dijon, before attaining a degree in Mathematics in 1852 and a Bachelor of Physical Sciences in 1853.
Following his graduation from Ohio State with a combined master's degree in physics, mathematics, and astronomy in 1939, McMaster worked as the first research physicist ever employed by the Libbey Owens Ford Glass in Toledo, Ohio. [2] He received his first patent during World War 2 (WWII) for a periscope used by fighter pilots to see behind ...
2006 - California Public Utilities Commission approved the California Solar Initiative (CSI), a comprehensive $2.8 billion program that provides incentives toward solar development over 11 years. [26] 2006 - New World Record Achieved in Solar Cell Technology - New Solar Cell Breaks the "40 Percent Efficient" Sunlight-to-Electricity Barrier. [27]
Katharine Burr Blodgett (January 10, 1898 – October 12, 1979) [2] was an American physicist and chemist known for her work on surface chemistry, in particular her invention of "invisible" or nonreflective glass while working at General Electric. She was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in physics from the University of Cambridge, in 1926. [3]
Mária Telkes (December 12, 1900 – December 2, 1980) was a Hungarian-American biophysicist, engineer, and inventor who worked on solar energy technologies. [1]She moved to the United States in 1925 to work as a biophysicist.
The history of glass-making dates back to at least 3,600 years ago in Mesopotamia. However, most writers claim that they may have been producing copies of glass objects from Egypt. [1] Other archaeological evidence suggests that the first true glass was made in coastal north Syria, Mesopotamia or Egypt. [2]
An instrumentalist, [5] he invented the solar cooker, which was first built at Mount Wilson Observatory, [7] the solar boiler, [7] and held fifteen other patents related to solar energy. [ 1 ] [ 8 ] For his research and contributions to the sciences, Abbot was awarded a Henry Draper Medal in 1910 and a Rumford Medal in 1916.