• DocumentCode
    29961
  • Title

    There, and Back Again: How Adolf Goetzberger Got to Solar Energy [Scanning Our Past]

  • Author

    Magoun, Alexander B.

  • Volume
    103
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2015
  • fDate
    Mar-15
  • Firstpage
    476
  • Lastpage
    481
  • Abstract
    This article discusses Adolf Goetzberger, the founder of the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Studies. Goetzberger has been recognized for his contributions to MOSFET innovation and photovoltaic energy conversion. [This article is based on the Engineering and Technology History Wiki´s Oral Histories collections.].
  • Keywords
    solar power; Adolf Goetzberger; MOSFET innovation; photovoltaic energy conversion; solar energy; Biographies; Energy conversion; Goetzberger, Adolf; History; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Solar energy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JPROC.2015.2399072
  • Filename
    7086412