From Space to Earth

From Space to Earth PDF Author: John Perlin
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674010130
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 244

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Book Description
From Space to Earth tracks the evolution of the technology of photovoltaics, the use of solar cells to convert the sun's energy into electricity. John Perlin's painstaking research results in a fascinating account of the development of this technology, from its shaky nineteenth-century beginnings mired in scientific controversy to its high-visibility success in the space program, to its current position as a versatile and promising power source.