Who was the “Sun Queen,” dr? Maria Telkes? The Google doodle honours her life.

Dr Telkes was born in Budapest, Hungary

at the beginning of the 20th century

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In its description of her doodle

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Google notes that she was the first person to receive

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“the Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award” on this day in 1952.

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Do you find the most recent Google doodle intriguing?

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It honours the life of Dr Maria Telkes

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a pioneer in the solar energy industry.

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She really believed that Sun has the power to change people’s life.

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