At the left hand side, please observe Gaston Lagaffe. Born in 1957 in the mind of Belgian André Franquin, Gaston, known to the Flemish-speaking as Guust Flater, looks a little disturbed. Looks like he is thinking about... solar energy.The myth was around for years, but I only checked for the first time today: rumour has it that our famous Belgian cartoon figure once published at the side of a professor affiliated with Ghent University.
Below the proof: yes he did.
The reference in full:
| Title: | The maximum efficiency of the conversion of solar energy into wind energy | |
| Authors: | de Vos, Alexis; Flater, Guust | |
| Affiliation: | Laboratorium voor elektronika en meettechniek, Rijksuniversiteit te Gent, Sint Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B-9000 Gent, BelgiumGuustFlaterFlater's Technology n.v., Bontinckstraat 83, B-9290 Berlare, Belgium | |
| Publication: | American Journal of Physics, Volume 59, Issue 8, pp. 751-754 (1991). | |
| Publication Date: | 08/1991 | |
| Origin: | AIP | |
| Keywords: | 140100170100SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION, EFFICIENCY, LIMITING VALUES, WIND POWER, HEAT ENGINES, EARTH ATMOSPHERE, MATHEMATICAL MODELS | |
| Abstract Copyright: | (c) 1991: American Institute of Physics | |
| DOI: | 10.1119/1.16756 | |
| Bibliographic Code: | 1991AmJPh..59..751D |
Seems like reality beats fiction again.
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