Harry Zvi Tabor
Harry Zvi Tabor (7 March 1917 – 15 December 2015) was a British-born Israeli physicist. He was known as the father of Israeli solar energy.[1][2] Tabor was also involved in bringing Israel's solar energy program to international awareness.[3]
Tabor was born in London. He died in Jerusalem on 15 December 2015 at the age of 98.[4]
Awards and recognition
- 1975 – Royal Society Energy Award
- 1979 – Inducted in Solar Hall of Fame
- 1981 – International Solar Energy Society Award
- 1981 – Krupp Foundation Energy Award
- 1994 – Passive Low Energy Architecture International Award
- 1995 – Israeli Knesset Quality of Life Award
- 2014 – Israeli President's Medal of Distinction[5]
References
- ↑ BGU shields its eyes and stares into the solar future[dead link], Ehud Zion Waldoks, The Jerusalem Post, 2 November 2008.
- ↑ Bright ideas Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, Ehud Zion Waldoks, The Jerusalem Post, 1 October 2008.
- ↑ Harry Zvi Tabor, Cleveland Cutler, Encyclopedia of the Earth, 2007.
- ↑ ynet - כלכלה - ד"ר צבי תבור, אבי דוד השמש המודרני, נפטר בגיל 98. ynet. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ President honors eight Israelis with presidential award..