Dr. Paul MacCready, Founder and Chairman of the Board, AeroVironment, Inc., 12-8-06

Published: Dec. 8, 2006, 10:15 p.m.

Energy conservation, hybrid electric vehicles, solar power, free flight. Dr. Paul MacCready's team's first land vehicle was the GM Sunraycer, whose goal was to advance transportation technology that makes fewer demands on the earth's resources and environment. Dr. MacCready's achievements have brought him many honors, including the Lifetime Achievement Aviation Week Laureate Award. He was included in Time magazine's 'The Century's Greatest Minds' series 'on the 100 most influential people of the century'.