THE SUN QUEEN | Chapter 1 | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

Spanning a remarkable five decades, Mária Telkes, a chemical engineer and innovator, dedicated her extensive knowledge to the development of solar energy technologies, which includes her pivotal role in creating the first solar-heated dwelling of the modern era. Despite facing undermining and obstacles from her male supervisor and peers at MIT, she showed remarkable resilience and continued her groundbreaking work. The person in the photograph appears to be a woman wearing a dark fur coat. The setting seems to be an outdoor location, possibly a balcony or a similar structure, with a building structure in the background. The woman is glancing up, giving the impression she may be deep in thought or observing something in the distance. The image is monochrome, hinting at a vintage or historical context.

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