The Solar Generation: Childhood and Adolescence of Terrestrial Photovoltaics is a 2018 book by Philip R Wolfe published by John Wiley & Sons[1] and the IEEE.

The author's foreword says[2] this was a period when solar power was "discounted as an irrelevance", but he "confidently predicts that it will be the world's largest energy source" within his lifetime.

The book covers specifically solar photovoltaic power generation for terrestrial uses.

It has chapters entitled: Central to this section is a 'Who's Who' of the leading participants in the early solar sector: Part II also includes compendia enumerating specific records and achievements in research and technology; national and international policies towards the sector; prizes, awards, conferences and expositions.

This very comprehensive reference section includes Acknowledgements; Citations; Bibliography; Glossary and Indexes