Title: The coming age of solar energy,
Authors: Halacy, D. S. 1919-2002
Publisher: Harper & Row
Year: 1963
Subjects: Solar energy
Abstract: Describes the history of man's use of the sun as a source of power, the advantages of utilizing solar energy, and the modern technology moving in this direction.
Contents: Introduction -- A look at the sun -- The solar boom -- Power for the space age -- Solar electricity -- Steam engine in the sky -- Spaceflight on sunbeams -- Earth's place in the sun -- Photochemistry : light magic -- The users of solar energy -- Old sol : a history -- The coming age of solar energy.