Ancient Bronze

SOLAR POWERS ITS WAY THROUGH HISTORY

The earliest known uses of solar energy date from way back in the 7th Century BC. 
In ancient Egypt, heat from the sun was used to bake a mixture of straw and mud into bricks which were used for construction.Ancient Greeks and Romans recognised the benefits of what we now call passive solar design - using architecture to maximise the sun's capacity to heat and light indoor spaces. 
By building houses that faced south, they were able to get the most out of the winter sun.In this way, they were also able to cut back on firewood which was not always readily available, making early use of renewable energy.The concept of solar design was taken further by the Romans who promulated a law against obscuring a neighbour's access to sunlight, and also using glass and mica to cover south-facing openings.
Solar energy was also used as a weapon of war as early as 200 BC with the ancient Greeks using bronze shields to direct the sun’s rays onto the Roman’s wooden ships, setting fire to them.Some native cultures used the natural storage of heat by rocks to good effect by building their homes into the sides of rocky cliffs.
Later on in 1767, a Swiss scientist called Horace de Saussure was believed to have constructed the first solar collector, but the real momentum for solar energy development came in 1839 when French scientist, Edmond Bequerel discovered the photovoltaic effect.Becquerel discovered that by exposing certain materials to light, it was possible to increase the electric current.
The French continued experimentation with solar power, with mathematician Auguste Mouchout inventing the first active solar motor as well as a steam engine powered entirely by the sun.High production costs caused both inventions to fail.
Over the years around the world, scientists experimented with solar power.In the lae 1870s, William Grylls Adams worked out that when light was shone on selenium, it shed electrons, thereby creating electricity. 
Although Albert Einstein is more widely known for his Theory of Relativity, it was his theories on the photoelectric effect that won him the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.
In the 1950s, Bell Laboratories (now known as AT & T Laboratories) developed the first silicon solar cell which could generate a measurable electric current.It was the first time that something had been developed that could convert sufficient amounts of the sun's energy to power ordinary electrical appliances.
Photovoltaic silicon solar cells were first used in a practical way in the late 1950s with the launch of the satellite, Vanguard 1, which had a solar powered radio.In 1981, an aircraft powered by 16 000 solar cells giving off 3 000 watts of power flew from France to England.
The oil crisis of 1973 to 1974 accelerated solar power research as the Western economies realized the need to reduce their dependence on oil.  The development of a cost-effective solar cell by Dr Elliot Berman in the 1970s was a major breakthrough, opening up a range of applications such as navigation warning lights as well as uses in remote locations. 
Environmental concerns have also escalated the search for renewable energy resources such as solar power, wind power and geothermal power.   And whilst technologies have improved vastly since ancient times, the basic premise of using solar energy as a renewable energy source has remained the same.

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