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Monday, May 3, 2010

The Energy Guru – Arthur Rosenfeld

Saw an LA Times article in January 2010 about Arthur Rosenfeld.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/11/business/la-fi-rosenfeld11-2010jan11

One could do worse than Rosenfeld’s list of accomplishments in the energy field…

Having your own Wikipedia article
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_H._Rosenfeld
Getting an effect named after you
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenfeld_Effect
Being one of the last students of Enrico Fermi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enrico_Fermi
Winning the Fermi Prize.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_Prize
Being involved with the development of compact fluorescents.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp
Pushing the idea that it is cheaper to conserve than to build new power plants
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2009/11/energy-saving-much-cheaper-than-building-power-plants