part01 She lit the way for solar. From the Collections: The Environment | Women in American History | Documentaries to Watch Now Ver la película con subtítulos en español For nearly 50 years, chemical engineer and inventor Mária Telkes applied her prodigious intellect to harnessing the power of the sun. She designed and built the world’s first successfully solar-heated modern residence and identified a promising new chemical that, for the first time, could store solar heat like a battery.
