Tabor, Harry Zvi
Published: August 18, 2006, 4:54 pm
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Harry Zvi Tabor, an Israeli physicist who propelled Israel's solar industry to international prominence. While working at the National Physical Laboratory in Israel in the 1950s and 60s, he introduced and promoted the concepts of selective coatings and the solar pond, and participated in the development of the Organic Rankine Cycle turbine. He also promoted the utilization of Israel’s abundant solar energy potential. Tabor is credited with the significant penetration of solar technologies into certain segments of society, such as domestic hot water heating.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Tabor, Harry Zvi". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 18, 2006; Last revised Date August 18, 2006; Retrieved May 26, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Tabor,_Harry_Zvi>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Harry Zvi Tabor, an Israeli physicist who propelled Israel's solar industry to international prominence. While working at the National Physical Laboratory in Israel in the 1950s and 60s, he introduced and promoted the concepts of selective coatings and the solar pond, and participated in the development of the Organic Rankine Cycle turbine. He also promoted the utilization of Israel’s abundant solar energy potential. Tabor is credited with the significant penetration of solar technologies into certain segments of society, such as domestic hot water heating.
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