- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Sun Queen
- Maria Telkes was born on December 12, 1900 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He died on December 2, 1995 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Hungarian American biophysicist who was a pioneer in researching solar power.
- She attended the University of Budapest where she completed a BA in physical chemistry, followed by a PhD.
- She emigrated to the United States in 1925 and became a biophysicist with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, where she conducted research on life-transformative energy. She stayed there until 1937, when she became an American citizen, after which she joined Westinghouse Electric as a research engineer. In 1940, she began working with MIT's Solar Energy Conversion Project. She became an associate research professor with MIT in metallurgy.
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