From space to earth : the story of solar electricity / John Perlin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perlin, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Solar power plants--History.

Solar power plants.

Photovoltaic power systems--History.

Photovoltaic power systems.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 221 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Havard University Press edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2002.

Summary:

" 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.

Notes:

Originally published: Ann Arbor, MI : Aatec Publications, 1999.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0674010132

OCLC:

50166715