122nd Birthday of Maria Telkes
Google remembers Maria Telkel by making a Doodle
Who was the great scientist Dr. Maria Telkes
Actually, Dr. Maria Telkes was born on this day, December 12, 1900, in the Hungarian city of Budapest
Maria Telkes was also invited by the US government to develop a solar distiller during World War
Maria Telkes became a US citizen in 1937
On this day in 1952, she was the first woman to be honored with the 'Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award'
In 1948, she collaborated with architect Eleanor Raymond to design a system that could heat walls from sunlight
After this, he prepared such an oven, which can run on solar energy. That solar oven is still popular today
Today Dr. María Telcás is also remembered as The Sun Queen
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