Moshe Rudolf Bloch

Moshe Rudolf "Rudi" Bloch
משה רודולף בלוך
Born	(1902-08-02)August 2, 1902 Ústí nad Labem, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died	August 2, 1985(1985-08-02) (aged 83)
Nationality	Israeli
Alma mater	University of Bern
Known for	Crystal nucleation, refrigeration technology, solar energy research
Awards	Israel Prize (1966), Weizmann Institute of Science prize (1966)
Scientific career
Fields	Metallography, Solar energy
Institutions	Technische Hochschule, Negev Desert Research Institute

Moshe Rudolf "Rudi" Bloch (Hebrew: משה רודולף בלוך, 2 August 1902 – 1985) was an Israeli scientist.

Biography

Born in 1902 in the city of Ústí nad Labem, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, he received a PhD from the University of Bern. In 1926, he became head of the department of Metallography X-ray Spectrography at the Technische Hochschule in Karlsruhe in Germany. His activities included work on crystal nucleation and on refrigeration technology, as well as experiments on the prevention of super cooling of water.

In Israel, Bloch was responsible for researching and developing solar energy processes and products sourced from the Dead Sea and became head of the Negev Desert Research Institute. He became a very prominent man in Israeli solar energy.

Awards and honours

• In 1966, Bloch was awarded the Israel Prize in life sciences.
• In 1966, he also was awarded the Weizmann Institute of Science prize for science.
• He held honorary positions at several of Israel's scientific and academic institutes.

Publications

• Salt Mirror and Petroleum Formation

See also

• List of Israel Prize recipients