A solar life

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Journeys of Innovation

A solar life

Known as the “Sun Queen” for her lifelong promotion of solar heating, Maria Telkes was a press-friendly, public intellectual who appeared on TV and in countless newspaper stories and magazine articles, but she struggled to have her aspirations and work taken seriously by her colleagues and collaborators throughout her career. 

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Each month, our Journeys of Innovation series tells the stories of inventors or entrepreneurs who have made a positive difference in the world. 

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