Re: Who invented the solar panel?

Date: Tue Jun 23 14:08:24 1998
Posted By: Kali, Staff Wind energy research program
Area of science: Science History
ID: 894766883.Sh

Message:


Unlke the invention of the transistor by Shockley,  the solar panel was not
a sudden breakthrough.  Various seiconductors such as Selenium were found 
to be light sensitive and able to produce some power in sunlight as far ago 
as last century.

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