The invention of solar power (1954)
Frank Capra directed (from 1952–1956), the famous Bell Telephone Science Hour specials from the 1950s.
The series highlighted the then-emerging research on climate change, and the birth of solar energy technology, and what it all meant – below the fold.
Related Bell Laboratory Science Series: Our Mr. Sun (1956) Educational Film
Tags: 1950s, 1956, 2014, Bell Telephone Hour, Energy, Film, Peter Sinclair, Solar Power, United States, Video
Categories: Energy, Films, Renewables
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