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Etzkowitz, Henry
Historical data reveal that U.S. government policy and military and corporate interests have been instrumental in the development of nuclear energy and the underdevelopment of solar energy. It was not until 1972 that solar energy was funded by the Energy Research and Development Agency (ERDA) and in 1974 solar energy received $12.2 million as…
Descriptors: Energy, Futures (of Society), Nuclear Warfare, Political Attitudes
Peer reviewedDavis, Clyde E. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1983
Describes an experiment illustrating how such chemical concepts as light absorption, thermodynamics, and solid-state photovoltaics can be incorporated into solar energy education. Completed in a three-hour period, the experiment requires about two hours for data collections with the remaining hour devoted to calculations and comparison of results.…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Higher Education, Laboratory Procedures
