Telkes with her solar oven

1215 × 838 pixels THE SUN QUEEN Maria Telkes

Maria Telkes, a glamorous-looking woman in a long belted wool dress, stands in front of a futuristic-looking metal structure with a reflector/sun catcher above a small metal "box." She is speaking with two men who seem to be examining the device, while another man stands in the background eating a hamburger (presumably cooked with the solar oven).

Telkes demonstrating her solar oven. Designed in 1953, it is still used today in refugee camps and all across the developing world.
Image: Cosmos Magazine

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