The Sun Queen (2023)

Name: The Sun Queen
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-04-04
Duration: 52 min
Rating: 100
Cast: Andia Winslow

"She lit the way for solar."Movie

Audience Score

100

StarringAndia Winslow

DirectorAmanda Pollak

WriterGene Tempest

NR 52 minApr 4th, 2023Documentary

Plot

Chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes worked for nearly 50 years to harness the power of the sun, designing and building the world's first successful solar-heated modern residence and identifying a new chemical that could store solar heat like a battery. Telkes was undercut and thwarted by her (male) boss and colleagues at MIT, but she persevered. Upon her death in 1995 Telkes held more than 20 patents, and now she is recognized as a visionary pioneer in the field of sustainable energy whose work continues to shape how we power our lives today.

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