Use of Solar Energy Conference papers
Excerpt from Sketch of Percy Booth which was displayed at the Use of Solar Energy Conference, 1955.
Collection area: History of Science
Collection dates: 1954-1957
Administrative correspondence and related material regarding the planning and execution of the conference, including participants, registration, guests, program, finances, publicity, exhibits, preprints, and publication of reports and papers. In addition material dealing with the World Symposium on Applied Solar Energy held in Phoenix, Ariz., immediately following the conference, and the Solar Furnace Symposium of 1957, also held in Phoenix.
The Association for Applied Solar Energy (AFASE), an organization created by industrial, financial, and agricultural leaders from Arizona sponsored a two part meeting in Arizona to bring attention to the issues of solar energy. The first part of the meeting was the Conference on the Use of Solar Energy: the Scientific Basis, held at the University of Arizona in October of 1955. This was followed by the World Symposium on Applied Solar Energy, held in Phoenix in November of 1955. Scientists and engineers from 36 countries attended these meetings. Additionally the Solar Furnace Symposium of 1957 was held in Phoenix.
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