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What specific type of early solar application was experimented with around the 1890s?
What significant dangers did traditional off-grid lighting solutions like kerosene lamps present?
What company did Alice Chun found, focusing on clean, energy-efficient lighting solutions?
Which two UChicago Booth classmates founded the company responsible for the Luci lantern line?
What is the specific product line of inflatable solar lanterns created by LuminAID?
What crucial design feature distinguished modern solar lanterns from earlier, fragile personal solar lights?
What was the primary logistical benefit realized by adopting the inflatable design for shipping?
What balance must materials like PVC-based film in inflatable lanterns achieve?
What specific catastrophic event spurred Alice Chun's development of clean lighting solutions?
How does the Luci lantern's inflated shape function differently from a traditional focused flashlight beam?
What was Mária Telkes famously nicknamed across the United States?
Before moving to Westinghouse, where did Mária Telkes initially land after immigrating to America?
What silent killer in the Pacific theater was Telkes's OSRD assignment focused on mitigating during WWII?
What observation inspired Telkes's concept for the life-saving solar still design?
Who was responsible for the protracted delay in delivering the 100,000 ordered solar stills by the summer of 1945?
How did Telkes view solar energy, contrasting with Hottel's view focused on strict economic constraints?
What specific material did Telkes pursue for solar heat storage in the experimental Dover Sun House project?
In what year did Telkes secure a Ford Foundation grant at New York University to develop a solar oven?
What was the approximate construction cost cited for Telkes's revolutionary, low-cost solar oven?
Which project, built at the University of Delaware, was the first house to generate both heat and electricity from the sun, aided by her pioneering systems?
What title recognized Mária Telkes's dedication to solar energy research?
In what city was Mária Telkes born in 1900?
What academic discipline earned Mária Telkes her Ph.D. in 1924?
What specific chemical compound was used for thermal storage in the Dover House solar heating system?
Who was the architect who collaborated with Telkes on the design of the Dover House?
Where did Telkes conduct research as a fellow before becoming heavily focused on solar applications?
What academic role did Telkes hold at the University of Delaware?
What was a primary engineering consideration separating Telkes's solar stills from purely laboratory tests regarding deployment?
What significant engineering stressor did Telkes have to address concerning material selection in solar stills?
The invention of solar distillation, as refined by Telkes, focuses on creating an apparatus that ultimately produces liquid water via which process?