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Names: Sivaram, Varun, author.

Title: Taming the sun : innovations to harness solar energy and power the planet / Varun Sivaram.

Description: Cambridge, MA : The MIT Press, [2018] | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017032337 | ISBN 9780262037686 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Solar energy.

Classification: LCC TJ810 .S48534 2018 | DDC 333.792/3--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017032337 ISBN: 978-0-262-03768-6