She was an important female scientist in history.
She was born December 12th, 1900 in Budapest, Hungary. And she died December 2nd, 1995 in Budapest too.
When she was 25, Telkes moved from Hungary to the United States after having completed her Ph.D. in physical chemistry, and been a teacher.
Once there, she worked as a biophysicist in the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. And then as research engineer in Westinghouse Electric.
In 1939, Telkes joined MIT, where she focused on the practical uses and applications of solar energy.
She employed new methods using sodium sulphates for storing solar energy.
During World War II, Telkes developed a solar distillation device to purify sea water which saved many pilots and torpedoed sailors.
In her research she developed an easy to use solar oven*
In 1947, Telkes designed a house only dependant on solar power*
After that she worked in many companies ( Curtiss-Wright and others)
Inventions ** : There were two principal developments from her work, a solar oven and a solar powered house. The solar oven was completed by 1977, it was useful in remote Native American tribal reservations. There were extra safety features so that children could use them, and there was no need to constantly stir to avoid burning the food. This technology then also came to be used for rapid drying of harvested crops. In 1980, there was a combined effort by MIT and the US Dept of Energy, in collaboration with Mária. The purpose was to build an inexpensive and rapidly assembled house with many solar panels, so that all power originated only from solar energy. This was successfully achieved and it became known as Carlisle House, as it was located in Carlisle, Massachusetts. Those were only some of her inventions.
Carlisle House Solar oven
Awards:
-1952 Society of Women Engineers Award
-1977 American solar Energy Society – Charles Greeley Abbot award
-2012 National Inventors Hall of Fame
Sources:
By Meriam and Martin.
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