Leonard L. Northrup Jr.
Academic
1918 –
Who is Leonard L. Northrup Jr.?
Leonard "Lynn" L. Northrup Jr. is a pioneer of the commercialization of solar thermal energy in the United States. Influenced by the work of Professor John Yellott, Dr. Maria Telkes and Harry Tabor, Northrup's company designed, patented, developed and manufactured some of the first commercial solar water heaters, solar concentrators, solar-powered air conditioning systems, solar power towers and photovoltaic thermal hybrid systems in the United States. The company he founded became part of ARCO Solar, which in turn became BP Solar, which became the largest solar energy company in the world. Northrup is a prolific inventor with 14 US patents.
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- Born
- Mar 18, 1918
Houston - Also known as
- Leonard L. Northrup
- Religion
- Methodism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Southern Methodist University
- Harvard Business School
- University of Denver
- Lived in
- United States of America
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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