Elliot Berman (center, in patterned tie) and his team at Solar Power Corp. pose outside their office and manufacturing facility in Braintree, Mass., in 1973. John Perlin, author of Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy, credits Berman, Solar Power Corp. and Exxon with "planting the flag of photovoltaics throughout the world." (Solar Power Corp. via John Perlin)
