Research regarding the application of solar energy techniques intensified in the second half of the twentieth century. In Chile, the mechanical engineer Julio Hirschmann, one of the principal researchers, was born in Bolivia, studied in Germany, and, after he left the Soviet Union, lived in Chile. Hirschmann’s research focused on the physical-chemical side of the energy phenomenon but he also
... [Show full abstract] added social and cultural aspects to
the techno-institutional complex. Through an archival review and eyewitness interviews, this article offers an initial sketch of the story of the most important researcher in the Chilean solar energy, who has yet to have a biography written about him.
