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Mária Telkes

American physical chemist and biophysicist
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Telkes, Mária
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Category: Science & Tech
Born:
December 12, 1900, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now in Hungary]
Died:
December 2, 1995, Budapest (aged 94)
Subjects Of Study:
solar energy
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Mária Telkes (born December 12, 1900, Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now in Hungary]—died December 2, 1995, Budapest) Hungarian-born American physical chemist and biophysicist best known for her invention of the solar distiller and the first solar-powered heating system designed for residences. She also invented other devices capable of storing energy captured from sunlight. Telkes, daughter of Aladar Telkes and Maria Laban de Telkes, was raised in Budapest. She studied physical chemistry at the University of Budapest, graduating with a B.A. in 1920 and a Ph.D. in 1924. She became an instructor at the institution in 1924 but decided to immigrate to the ...(100 of 509 words)

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