Solar is a novel by author Ian McEwan, first published on 18 March 2010 by Jonathan Cape, an imprint of Random House. It is a satire about a jaded Nobel-winning physicist whose dysfunctional personal life and cynical ambition see him pursuing a solar-energy based solution for climate change.
Plot summary
Michael Beard is an eminent, Nobel Prize–winning physicist whose own life is chaotic and complicated. The novel takes the reader chronologically through three significant periods in Beard's life: 2000, 2005 and 2009, interspersed with some recollections of his student days in Oxford.
2000
Beard heads a fictional research centre in the British town of Reading but has little faith in the project and sits primarily as a political mascot. He is unfaithful to his fifth wife, Patrice, just as he was to his previous four wives. Instead of recriminations and threats of leaving, Patrice embarks upon an affair with their builder. Beard decides he has found the perfect wife just as he is losing her, and falls into a deep depression. To counter this, he agrees on a trip to the Arctic, to research climate change. He turns out to be the only scientist on an expedition dominated by artists. On his return home Beard learns that his wife has also been having an affair with his junior colleague Tom Aldous. During a tense encounter with Beard, Aldous dies in a freak accident, and Beard inherits his secret research into techniques for artificial photosynthesis. Beard frames Patrice's builder boyfriend Tarpin, who is jailed for Aldous's death.
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1633 is an alternate history novel co-written by Eric Flint and David Weber, and sequel to 1632 in the 1632 series. 1633 is the second major novel in the series and together with the anthology Ring of Fire, the two sequels begin the series hallmarks of being a shared universe with collaborative writing being very common, as well as one—far more unusual— which mixes many canonical anthologies with its works of novel length. This in part is because Flint wrote 1632 as a stand-alone novel, though with enough "story hooks" for an eventual sequel, and because Flint feels "history is messy", and the books reflect that real life is not a smooth polished linear narrative flow from the pen of some historian, but is instead clumps of semi-related or unrelated happenings that somehow sum together where different people act in their own self-interests.
Premise
The series begins in the Modern era on May 31, 2000, during a small town wedding when the small West Virginia town of Grantville trades places in both time and geographic location with a nearly unpopulated countryside region within the Holy Roman Empire during the convulsions of the Thirty Years' War.
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The solar was a room in many English and French medievalmanor houses, great houses and castles, generally situated on an upper storey, designed as the family's private living and sleeping quarters. In such houses, the main ground-floor room was known as the Great Hall, in which all members of the household, including tenants, employees and servants, would eat. Those of highest status would be at the end, often on a raised dais, and those of lesser status further down the hall. But a need was felt for more privacy to be enjoyed by the head of the household, and, especially, by the senior women of the household. The solar was a room for their particular benefit, in which they could be alone and away from the hustle, bustle, noise and smells (including cooking smells) of the Great Hall.
The solar was generally smaller than the Great Hall, because it was not expected to accommodate so many people, but it was a room of comfort and status, and usually included a fireplace and often decorative woodwork or tapestries/wall hangings.
Solar is the first full-length solo album by Korean singer Taeyang, member of Big Bang. The album was released in two forms: the "Regular Edition" and the "Deluxe Edition" which is limited to 30,000 copies worldwide. The lead-single was "I Need a Girl" featuring his bandmate G-Dragon. On July 9, 2010, Taeyang's solo album Solar hit second place on iTunes' Top R&B-Soul albums chart in the United States and first place in Canada, the first time for an Asian musician. In Solar, Taeyang put much effort into enhancing his vocal skills as well as his composing, co-writing as many as four songs ("Solar", "Where U At", "Wedding Dress", and "Take It Slow") and writing lyrics for "Take It Slow".
Taeyang's first international album, Solar International, is the first ever K-Pop music release to be sold worldwide on iTunes as both an audio and video album. The audio version (complete with a digital booklet) hit iTunes stores on August 19, 2010, while the video version (bundled with bonus, behind the scenes documentaries) arrived by September 10, 2010. The audio album combines both English and Korean hits from his past and present albums including "I'll Be There", "Connection" (feat. BIG TONE), "Wedding Dress" and "I Need a Girl (feat. G-Dragon)". On August 26, 2010, Solar's International album made it to fifth place on iTunes' Top R&B-Soul albums chart in the United States and Japan, and third place in Canada.
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Solar is the engrossing, satirical and very funny new novel on climate change from the bestselling Booker prize-winning author, Ian McEwan.
Published by Jonathan Cape, March 18th, 2010.
Also available as an unabridged audiobook read by Roger Allam and as an ebook.
published: 15 Mar 2010
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Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global warming. A compulsive womaniser, Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: she is having the affair, and he is still in love with her. When Beard's professional and personal worlds collide in a freak accident, an opportunity presents itself for Beard to extricate himself from his marital mess, reinvigorate his career and save the world from environmental disaster.
published: 17 Mar 2010
Ian McEwan talks about his new book, SOLAR
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published: 17 Mar 2010
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Solar energy has been a quickly growing source of renewable energy production in the modern age, as people strive to create alternatives to conventional methods of energy production. The Sun provides the same amount of energy to the Earth in a single hour as humans use in an entire year, and harvesting even one-thousandth of one percent of the solar energy that hits the Earth would be enough to tremendously offset the use of non-renewable sources. While this may not seem difficult, several factors limit the power that can be obtained from solar cells. Recent improvements in the efficiency and cost of solar cell materials could make solar energy more widespread and available for both personal and industrial use. Learn more about modern photovoltaics by watching this video!
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Solar is the engrossing, satirical and very funny new novel on climate change from the bestselling Booker prize-winning author, Ian McEwan.
Published by Jon...
Solar is the engrossing, satirical and very funny new novel on climate change from the bestselling Booker prize-winning author, Ian McEwan.
Published by Jonathan Cape, March 18th, 2010.
Also available as an unabridged audiobook read by Roger Allam and as an ebook.
Solar is the engrossing, satirical and very funny new novel on climate change from the bestselling Booker prize-winning author, Ian McEwan.
Published by Jonathan Cape, March 18th, 2010.
Also available as an unabridged audiobook read by Roger Allam and as an ebook.
Hello... Hello... Oh, he’s hung up AGAIN! 😡 We’ve all been there. But imagine never having to stress about your energy system breaking down.
Novel Solar brings...
Hello... Hello... Oh, he’s hung up AGAIN! 😡 We’ve all been there. But imagine never having to stress about your energy system breaking down.
Novel Solar brings you dependable power with zero drama.
Why settle for endless repairs and empty promises when you could be enjoying energy that simply works?
No more headaches. No more delays. Just honest service and real savings. Ready to switch to the good life? ☀️
#ReliableEnergy #NoMoreDrama #NovelSolarPower #PowerUpYourLife #SolarSavings #EnergyYouCanTrust
Hello... Hello... Oh, he’s hung up AGAIN! 😡 We’ve all been there. But imagine never having to stress about your energy system breaking down.
Novel Solar brings you dependable power with zero drama.
Why settle for endless repairs and empty promises when you could be enjoying energy that simply works?
No more headaches. No more delays. Just honest service and real savings. Ready to switch to the good life? ☀️
#ReliableEnergy #NoMoreDrama #NovelSolarPower #PowerUpYourLife #SolarSavings #EnergyYouCanTrust
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Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. ...
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Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global warming. A compulsive womaniser, Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: she is having the affair, and he is still in love with her. When Beard's professional and personal worlds collide in a freak accident, an opportunity presents itself for Beard to extricate himself from his marital mess, reinvigorate his career and save the world from environmental disaster.
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/ian+mcewan/solar/7213378/
Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global warming. A compulsive womaniser, Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: she is having the affair, and he is still in love with her. When Beard's professional and personal worlds collide in a freak accident, an opportunity presents itself for Beard to extricate himself from his marital mess, reinvigorate his career and save the world from environmental disaster.
To find other great titles by Random House Australia, visit: www.randomhouse.com.au. Ian McEwan answers our questions about his March book, SOLAR. To read more ...
To find other great titles by Random House Australia, visit: www.randomhouse.com.au. Ian McEwan answers our questions about his March book, SOLAR. To read more about this book, visit here: http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Books/Default.aspx?Page=Book&ID=9780224090506.
To find other great titles by Random House Australia, visit: www.randomhouse.com.au. Ian McEwan answers our questions about his March book, SOLAR. To read more about this book, visit here: http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Books/Default.aspx?Page=Book&ID=9780224090506.
Best selling author Ian McEwan talks about his new novel Solar set against the backdrop of climate change. .
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Best selling author Ian McEwan talks about his new novel Solar set against the backdrop of climate change. .
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Imagine a world where solar panels could generate electricity even at night. Well, that future might be closer than you think!
Researchers at Stanford University have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in solar technology. They've created a brand-new type of solar panel that can generate electricity 24/7.
This innovation centers around a photovoltaic (PV) cell that utilizes an extraordinary process called radiative cooling. This process taps into the heat emitted by the solar cell's surface, converting it into infrared light that's then radiated out into space on clear nights.
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Imagine a world where solar panels could generate electricity even at night. Well, that future might be closer than you think!
Researchers at Stanford University have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in solar technology. They've created a brand-new type of solar panel that can generate electricity 24/7.
This innovation centers around a photovoltaic (PV) cell that utilizes an extraordinary process called radiative cooling. This process taps into the heat emitted by the solar cell's surface, converting it into infrared light that's then radiated out into space on clear nights.
Solar energy has been a quickly growing source of renewable energy production in the modern age, as people strive to create alternatives to conventional methods...
Solar energy has been a quickly growing source of renewable energy production in the modern age, as people strive to create alternatives to conventional methods of energy production. The Sun provides the same amount of energy to the Earth in a single hour as humans use in an entire year, and harvesting even one-thousandth of one percent of the solar energy that hits the Earth would be enough to tremendously offset the use of non-renewable sources. While this may not seem difficult, several factors limit the power that can be obtained from solar cells. Recent improvements in the efficiency and cost of solar cell materials could make solar energy more widespread and available for both personal and industrial use. Learn more about modern photovoltaics by watching this video!
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Solar energy has been a quickly growing source of renewable energy production in the modern age, as people strive to create alternatives to conventional methods of energy production. The Sun provides the same amount of energy to the Earth in a single hour as humans use in an entire year, and harvesting even one-thousandth of one percent of the solar energy that hits the Earth would be enough to tremendously offset the use of non-renewable sources. While this may not seem difficult, several factors limit the power that can be obtained from solar cells. Recent improvements in the efficiency and cost of solar cell materials could make solar energy more widespread and available for both personal and industrial use. Learn more about modern photovoltaics by watching this video!
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Solar is the engrossing, satirical and very funny new novel on climate change from the bestselling Booker prize-winning author, Ian McEwan.
Published by Jonathan Cape, March 18th, 2010.
Also available as an unabridged audiobook read by Roger Allam and as an ebook.
Hello... Hello... Oh, he’s hung up AGAIN! 😡 We’ve all been there. But imagine never having to stress about your energy system breaking down.
Novel Solar brings you dependable power with zero drama.
Why settle for endless repairs and empty promises when you could be enjoying energy that simply works?
No more headaches. No more delays. Just honest service and real savings. Ready to switch to the good life? ☀️
#ReliableEnergy #NoMoreDrama #NovelSolarPower #PowerUpYourLife #SolarSavings #EnergyYouCanTrust
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/products/ian+mcewan/solar/7213378/
Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global warming. A compulsive womaniser, Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: she is having the affair, and he is still in love with her. When Beard's professional and personal worlds collide in a freak accident, an opportunity presents itself for Beard to extricate himself from his marital mess, reinvigorate his career and save the world from environmental disaster.
To find other great titles by Random House Australia, visit: www.randomhouse.com.au. Ian McEwan answers our questions about his March book, SOLAR. To read more about this book, visit here: http://www.randomhouse.com.au/Books/Default.aspx?Page=Book&ID=9780224090506.
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Imagine a world where solar panels could generate electricity even at night. Well, that future might be closer than you think!
Researchers at Stanford University have achieved a remarkable breakthrough in solar technology. They've created a brand-new type of solar panel that can generate electricity 24/7.
This innovation centers around a photovoltaic (PV) cell that utilizes an extraordinary process called radiative cooling. This process taps into the heat emitted by the solar cell's surface, converting it into infrared light that's then radiated out into space on clear nights.
Solar energy has been a quickly growing source of renewable energy production in the modern age, as people strive to create alternatives to conventional methods of energy production. The Sun provides the same amount of energy to the Earth in a single hour as humans use in an entire year, and harvesting even one-thousandth of one percent of the solar energy that hits the Earth would be enough to tremendously offset the use of non-renewable sources. While this may not seem difficult, several factors limit the power that can be obtained from solar cells. Recent improvements in the efficiency and cost of solar cell materials could make solar energy more widespread and available for both personal and industrial use. Learn more about modern photovoltaics by watching this video!
Transcript:
https://bit.ly/3dJ6ltE
Music by Emile van Krieken:
https://www.youtube.com/user/EmilevanKrieken
https://www.facebook.com/EmilevanKriekenMusic
Song: Wings (Aether 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klPo9v5dn64
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Solar is a novel by author Ian McEwan, first published on 18 March 2010 by Jonathan Cape, an imprint of Random House. It is a satire about a jaded Nobel-winning physicist whose dysfunctional personal life and cynical ambition see him pursuing a solar-energy based solution for climate change.
Plot summary
Michael Beard is an eminent, Nobel Prize–winning physicist whose own life is chaotic and complicated. The novel takes the reader chronologically through three significant periods in Beard's life: 2000, 2005 and 2009, interspersed with some recollections of his student days in Oxford.
2000
Beard heads a fictional research centre in the British town of Reading but has little faith in the project and sits primarily as a political mascot. He is unfaithful to his fifth wife, Patrice, just as he was to his previous four wives. Instead of recriminations and threats of leaving, Patrice embarks upon an affair with their builder. Beard decides he has found the perfect wife just as he is losing her, and falls into a deep depression. To counter this, he agrees on a trip to the Arctic, to research climate change. He turns out to be the only scientist on an expedition dominated by artists. On his return home Beard learns that his wife has also been having an affair with his junior colleague Tom Aldous. During a tense encounter with Beard, Aldous dies in a freak accident, and Beard inherits his secret research into techniques for artificial photosynthesis. Beard frames Patrice's builder boyfriend Tarpin, who is jailed for Aldous's death.
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