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

  1. ↑ BGU shields its eyes and stares into the solar future, Ehud Zion Waldoks, The Jerusalem Post, 2 November 2008.
  2. ↑ Bright ideas Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, Ehud Zion Waldoks, The Jerusalem Post, 1 October 2008.
  3. ↑ Harry Zvi Tabor, Cleveland Cutler, Encyclopedia of the Earth, 2007.
  4. ↑ "ynet - כלכלה - ד"ר צבי תבור, אבי דוד השמש המודרני, נפטר בגיל 98". ynet. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "President honors eight Israelis with presidential award".


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