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. Tabor was also involved in bringing Israel's solar energy program to international awareness.

Tabor was born in London. He died in Jerusalem on 15 December 2015 at the age of 98.

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

References

↑ BGU shields its eyes and stares into the solar future^{[permanent 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".

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[BGU-1] BGU shields its eyes and stares into the solar future^{[permanent dead link]}, Ehud Zion Waldoks, The Jerusalem Post, 2 November 2008.

[Bright-2] Bright ideas Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, Ehud Zion Waldoks, The Jerusalem Post, 1 October 2008.

[Earth-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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