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For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun, including designing and building the world's first successfully solar-heated modern residence. Along the way, she was undercut and thwarted by her male boss and...

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Other Authors: Pollak, Amanda (Director, Producer), Tempest, Gene (Producer, Screenwriter), Winslow, Andia (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2023.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Telkes, Mária.
Telkes, Maria
Women scientists.
Women engineers.
Solar energy.
Solar houses.
Renewable energy sources.
Ingénieures.
Énergie solaire.
Énergies renouvelables.
Renewable energy sources
Solar energy
Solar houses
Women engineers
Women scientists
Documentary television programs
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun, including designing and building the world's first successfully solar-heated modern residence. Along the way, she was undercut and thwarted by her male boss and colleagues at MIT, but persevered despite these obstacles, holding more than 20 patents upon her death.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 08, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (53 minutes)
Playing Time:00:52:43