From Space to Earth: The Story of Solar Electricity

From Space to Earth: The Story of Solar Electricity by Perlin, John. Paperback edition. ISBN: 9780674010130.

From Space to Earth tracks the evolution of the technology of photovoltaics, the use of solar cells to convert the suns energy into electricity. John Perlins painstaking research results in a fascinating account of the development of this technology, from its shaky nineteenth-century beginnings mired in scientific controversy to its high-visibility success in the space program, to its current position as a versatile and promising power source.