American Experience (1988 – ...)

1988 • 38 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 5 — The Sun Queen

Name: Episode 5 — The Sun Queen
Released: 2023-04-04
Duration: 52 min
Rating: 1

Season 35 • American Experience

Released: 2023-04-04 • Documentary

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Scientist Mária Telkes dedicated her career to harnessing the power of the sun. Though undercut and thwarted by her male colleagues, she persevered to design the first successfully solar-heated house in 1948 and held more than 20 patents.

Episodes

Episode 1
The Lie Detector
2023-01-03

Episode 2
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2023-01-17

Episode 3
Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History
2023-02-20

Episode 4
The Movement and the "Madman"
2023-03-28

Episode 5
The Sun Queen
2023-04-04

Episode 6
Casa Susanna
2023-06-27

Episode 7
The Busing Battleground
2023-09-11

Episode 8
The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools
2023-09-12

Episode 9
The War on Disco
2023-10-30

Information

Episode air date	04.04.2023
Episode runtime	52 min
Episode rating	1.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	6.6
IMDb series rating	8.6
Series status	Returning series
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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