 Google doodle honours “The Sun Queen” Dr Maria Telkes

One of the pioneers in the field of solar energy, Dr. Maria Telkes, is honored in the most recent Google doodle.

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She firmly believed that Sun has the power to change people's lives.

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Dr. Telkes was born in Budapest, Hungary, at the beginning of the 20th century.

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In 1952, she became the first recipient of "the Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award."

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On the academic front, Dr Telkes studied physical chemistry at the Eötvös Loránd University of Budapest.

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