Harry Zvi Tabor

Harry Zvi Tabor
Harry Zvi Tabor with his invention of solar energy trap that absorbs sun rays and converts them into heat, 1955
Born(1917-03-07)March 7, 1917
London, England
Died15 December 2015(2015-12-15) (aged 98)
Jerusalem, Israel
Alma materUniversity of London, Hebrew University
Known forFather of Israeli solar energy
AwardsRoyal Society Energy Award (1975), Inducted in Solar Hall of Fame (1979), International Solar Energy Society Award (1981), Krupp Foundation Energy Award (1981), Passive Low Energy Architecture International Award (1994), Israeli Knesset Quality of Life Award (1995), Israeli President's Medal of Distinction (2014)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsNational Physical Laboratory of Israel

Harry Zvi Tabor (March 7, 1917 – December 15, 2015) was an Israeli physicist. He is known as the father of Israeli solar energy.[1][2] He is generally credited with having brought Israel's solar energy program to international prominence.[3]

  1. ^ BGU shields its eyes and stares into the solar future[permanent dead link], Ehud Zion Waldoks, The Jerusalem Post, November 2, 2008.
  2. ^ ZION WALDOKS, EHUD. "Bright ideas". jpost.com. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  3. ^ Harry Zvi Tabor, Cleveland Cutler, Encyclopedia of the Earth, 2007.