From Space to Earth
The Story of Solar Electricity
Published on 3. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-937948-14-9 (ISBN)
Description
From Space to earth tracks the evolution of photovoltaics from its shaky nineteenth-century beginnings mired in scientific controversy, to its high visibility success in the space program, to its current position as an indispensable and versatile power source that is improving our daily lives.
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Language
English
Place of publication
VT
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-937948-14-9 (9780937948149)
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Person
John Perlin lives in Santa Barbara, California, with his wife, Margaret November, M.D., and his son, Pesach.
Content
Preface * Acknowledgements * Photovoltaics: The Great Solar Hope * Photoelectric Dreams * The Dream Becomes Real * Searching for Applications * Saved by the Space Race * Bringing Solar Cells Down to Earth * The First Mass Earth Market * Captain Lomer's Saga * Working on the Railroad * Long Distance for Everyone * Father Verspieren Preaches the Solar Gospel * Electrifying the Unelectrified * Solarizing the Electrified * Better Cells, Cheaper Cells * The Silent Revolution Continues * Index * Illustration Credits