Subjects:
Basic sciences | Science and environment
Putting the Sun to Work
Language: English
In this recording, Gerald Wendt discusses the potential of solar energy and recent technological developments in this field. He highlights three international conferences occurring on this topic between 1954 and 1955, three different methods of harnessing solar energy, and explains the implications of these developments in India especially. In addition, he describes the design of a solar heater intended to produce energy for small engines, designed by A.L. Gardner, a UNESCO advisor at the National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi, India.
Place/region:
New Delhi,
India,
Asia and the Pacific
Type: Radio programme
Duration:
Production and personalities:
Participant: A. L. Gardner
Producer: Gerald L. Wendt
Publisher: UNESCO Radio
Published in:
Type: Radio programme
Duration:
Production and personalities:
Participant: A. L. Gardner
Producer: Gerald L. Wendt
Publisher: UNESCO Radio
Published in:
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