附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Philadelphia's solar wizard -- Shuman's inspirations : solar power in ancient Greece and Europe in the Middle Ages -- The 4-acre solar machine -- "A substitute for fuel in tropical countries" -- Solar-powered irrigation in Egypt -- Augustin Mouchot and the first "sun engine" -- Egypt's great sun machine -- California light and solar power -- War and petroleum : the end of an era.
