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When was the solar panel invented?

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Photovoltaics were discovered in 1839, and the solar panel was patented in 1939.

Antoine César Becquerel (March 7, 1788 - January 18, 1878) was a French scientist in the study of electricity and light. He was working in 1839 with his son with an electrode in a conducting liquid when he noticed the current increased when light fell on the electrode. This was the beginning of the photovoltaic cell.

Russell Shoemaker Ohl (January 1898 - March 1987) was an American scientist working with crystals and semi-conductors. He patented the solar panel in 1939.

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