Félix Trombe
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Felix Trombe (b. Nogent, France, 1906; d. Gautier, France, 1985) was a French engineer.
He is best known for his pioneering work in passive solar building design with the Trombe wall, which bears his name. He also directed in 1949 the construction of an experimental 50 kW solar furnace, for high temperature experiments in physics and chemistry; later, a 1000 kW furnace was built.
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