Thomas Alva Edison
“You see, we should make
use of the forces of nature
and should obtain all our
power in this way. Sunshine
is a form of energy,
wind and sea currents
are manifestations of this
energy.
Do we make use of them?
Oh no! We burn forests
and coal, like tenants
burning down our front
door for heating. We live
like wild settlers and not
as though these resources
belong to us.”
1916 |
Horace de Sausseur
and his “hot box” from
|
Augustine Mouchot
from France printed a
newspaper using solar
energy from his own solar
concentrator steam engine |
Clarence Kemp Climax
was the first
patented solar water
heater.
Baltimore, 1891 |
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