In 1954 Gerald Pearson,Calvin Fuller. and Daryl Chapin invented the first solar battery funded by and named after Bell Laboratories. The Bell Solar Battery was first tested with a telephone carrier system (Americus, Georgia) on 10/4/1955.
In 1985 the City of Seabrook, with the blessings of Rex and Evelyn Meador, donated to Harris County six acres of land originally given to the City by the Meadors. The donation was given with the stipulation that a county branch library would be built within two years of the donation. The Friends group was founded in 1985 by a small group of interested Seabrook citizens. The initial size of the library was to have been 4,500 square feet.
Welcome to Seabrook, located in the heart of Bay Area Houston. When you stay in Seabrook, you are within minutes of everything the Bay Area has to offer. Seabrook located 30 minutes from downtown Houston, only 20 minutes from the Hobby Airport and just 40 minutes from Galveston Island. So whether you are planning a cruise or a vacation in Houston, be sure to stay in Seabrook at the heart of it all! Visit Seabrook's main attractions.