From Space to Earth: the Story of Solar Electricity - John Perlin - Books - Harvard University Press - 9780674010130 - November 30, 2002
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From Space to Earth: the Story of Solar Electricity


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This text tracks the evolution of the technology of photovoltaics, the use of solar cells to convert the sun's energy into electricity, from its shaky 19th-century beginnings mired in scientific controversy to its success in the space program to its position as a promising power source.


240 pages, 7 line illustrations, 121 halftones

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released November 30, 2002
ISBN13 9780674010130
Publishers Harvard University Press
Pages 240
Dimensions 236 × 188 × 15 mm   ·   485 g

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