considered one of the founders of solar thermal storage systems.

During World War II, she developed a solar distillation device, deployed at the end of the war, which saved the lives of downed airmen and torpedoed sailors.[1][2][3] Her goal was to create a version for villagers in poor and arid regions.[4] Telkes, often called by colleagues The Sun Queen,[5][6] is considered one of the founders of solar thermal storage systems. After the war, she became an associate research professor at MIT. In the 1940s she and architect Eleanor Raymond created one of the first solar-heated houses, Dover Sun House, by storing energy each day.[4][7] In 1953 they created a solar oven for people at various latitudes that could be used by children.[7]

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