First Solar Panel Created

Courtesy of john perlin take a light step back to 1883 when new york inventor charles fritts created the first.

First solar panel created. Charles fritts installed the first solar panels on new york city rooftop in 1884. Russell ohl was the first inventor who created the silicon solar cell in 1941. In a way many physicists played a part in solar cell invention. Just 7 years later charles fritts an american inventor created the first solar cell by layering selenium onto a gold backing.

It all started in 1839 with 19 year old physicist named edmond becquerel. Therefore the credit for the invention of the modern solar panel cannot go to a single individual entity. The first ever silicon solar cell could convert sunlight at four percent efficiency less than a quarter of what modern cells are capable of. Other major events in the history of solar energy.

While working on the coating of platinum electrodes using silver chloride he discovered a rise in voltage on exposure to light. In 1958 the vanguard i satellite used a tiny one watt panel to power its radios. In 1954 the three american researchers gerald pearson calvin fuller and daryl chapin were able to create a solar panel that could the had the efficiency level of 6 with direct sunlight. Almost 50 years after the photovoltaic effect s discovery in 1883 american inventor charles fritz created the first working selenium solar cell.