The Timeless Energy of the Sun
- ISBN-10
- 0500018510
- ISBN-13
- 9780500018514
- Category
- Photovoltaic power generation
- Pages
- 207
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Author
- Madanjeet Singh
Description
One of the major challenges facing humanity as it prepares to enter the 21st century is the quest for a new and sustainable energy. This book traces the development in solar technology and its worldwide cultural impact from the Stone Age to the Space Age, highlighting the ways in which developments in the field of solar technology have improved the lives of all sections of society.
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