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The Sun Queen (2023)

THE SUN QUEEN | Trailer | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

Chemical engineer and inventor Maria Telkes worked for nearly 50 years to harness the power of the sun, designing and building the world's first successful solar-heated modern residence and identifying a new chemical that could store solar heat like a battery. Telkes was undercut and thwarted by her (male) boss and col...