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'''Fred Kavli''' is a [[Norway|Norwegian-American]] physicist, business leader, innovator, and [[philanthropist]]. He received ahis [[physics]] engineering degree from the [[Norwegian Institute of Technology]] (NTH) in [[Trondheim]].

He immigrated to the [[United States]] in [[1956]] to launch a business and two years later founded the [[Kavlico Corporation]], located in [[Moorpark, California|Moorpark]], [[California]]. Under his leadership, the company became one of the world's largest suppliers of [[sensor]]s for aeronautic, automotive, and industrial applications.

Kavli has donated 100 million dollars to fund research institutions in the U.S. and the [[Netherlands]].

==QuoteQuotes==

:''The curiosity of the human being is what has brought us where we are today, and I have complete confidence that it will take us where we need to be in the future.''

==External links==

* [http://www.kavlifoundation.org/about/fred.html Concise Fred Kavli atbiography] – From The Kavli Foundation]

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