![Bell Labs on X: "#OnThisDay in 1954, Bell Labs researchers demonstrated the 1st practical silicon solar cell, powering a toy Ferris wheel & a radio transmitter! A new dawn for solar power Bell Labs on X: "#OnThisDay in 1954, Bell Labs researchers demonstrated the 1st practical silicon solar cell, powering a toy Ferris wheel & a radio transmitter! A new dawn for solar power](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FRNvJHjXEAAwOa5.jpg)
Bell Labs on X: "#OnThisDay in 1954, Bell Labs researchers demonstrated the 1st practical silicon solar cell, powering a toy Ferris wheel & a radio transmitter! A new dawn for solar power
![creaters: Gordon Pearson, Calvin Fuller and Darryl Chapin in Bell Labs credited with developing the first useful solar cell in 1954. creaters: Gordon Pearson, Calvin Fuller and Darryl Chapin in Bell Labs credited with developing the first useful solar cell in 1954.](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ak-k2XBw6hE/UsLSSrCMFuI/AAAAAAAAACA/mA3njRxZKi4/s1600/1484748_575881859148189_1047378963_n.jpg)
creaters: Gordon Pearson, Calvin Fuller and Darryl Chapin in Bell Labs credited with developing the first useful solar cell in 1954.
![1954 Solar Power Experiments - Solar Battery being developed at Bell Labs archival footage - YouTube 1954 Solar Power Experiments - Solar Battery being developed at Bell Labs archival footage - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/-_4fGMF25Cs/sddefault.jpg)
1954 Solar Power Experiments - Solar Battery being developed at Bell Labs archival footage - YouTube
![AT&T on X: "#TBT Solar Cell Batteries were on our mind even in 1955. 😎 In today's look into the #ATTArchives, we're headed to Americus, Georgia where Bell Telephone Labs tested the AT&T on X: "#TBT Solar Cell Batteries were on our mind even in 1955. 😎 In today's look into the #ATTArchives, we're headed to Americus, Georgia where Bell Telephone Labs tested the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E29uu6TVcBkfgTB.jpg)
AT&T on X: "#TBT Solar Cell Batteries were on our mind even in 1955. 😎 In today's look into the #ATTArchives, we're headed to Americus, Georgia where Bell Telephone Labs tested the
![Bell Labs on X: "Oct 4, 1955, Bell Labs conducts 1st phone call made via # solar power in Americus, GA but deemed too costly for widespread rollout. Our own Daryl Chapin, Gerald Bell Labs on X: "Oct 4, 1955, Bell Labs conducts 1st phone call made via # solar power in Americus, GA but deemed too costly for widespread rollout. Our own Daryl Chapin, Gerald](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DoryYmIX0AA-1oX.jpg)
Bell Labs on X: "Oct 4, 1955, Bell Labs conducts 1st phone call made via # solar power in Americus, GA but deemed too costly for widespread rollout. Our own Daryl Chapin, Gerald
![TDIH: April 25, 1954. The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. : r/ThisDayInHistory TDIH: April 25, 1954. The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. : r/ThisDayInHistory](https://preview.redd.it/nfsw97wl7pty.jpg?auto=webp&s=7ebc8800e40daa00807f1e1bd19dc1f7383aadfc)
TDIH: April 25, 1954. The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories. : r/ThisDayInHistory
![1950s advertisement for Bell Solar Battery advert in American magazine circa 1954 Stock Photo - Alamy 1950s advertisement for Bell Solar Battery advert in American magazine circa 1954 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DXMAED/1950s-advertisement-for-bell-solar-battery-advert-in-american-magazine-DXMAED.jpg)
1950s advertisement for Bell Solar Battery advert in American magazine circa 1954 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Celebrating The 60th Anniversary Of The First Practical Solar Cell - From Powering Ferris Wheels To Cities, & Beyond - CleanTechnica Celebrating The 60th Anniversary Of The First Practical Solar Cell - From Powering Ferris Wheels To Cities, & Beyond - CleanTechnica](https://cleantechnica.com/files/2014/04/bell_ferriswheel.jpg)
Celebrating The 60th Anniversary Of The First Practical Solar Cell - From Powering Ferris Wheels To Cities, & Beyond - CleanTechnica
Beebeejump - DID YOU KNOW? The first silicon solar cell, the precursor of all solar-powered devices, was built by Bell Laboratories in 1954. On the first page of its April 26, 1954
![Vast Power of the Sun Is Tapped By Battery Using Sand Ingredient; NEW BATTERY TAPS SUN'S VAST POWER - The New York Times Vast Power of the Sun Is Tapped By Battery Using Sand Ingredient; NEW BATTERY TAPS SUN'S VAST POWER - The New York Times](https://s1.nyt.com/timesmachine/pages/1/1954/04/26/83752409_360W.png?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)