Peter Petroff

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Peter Petroff

Petroff was a revolutionary NASA engineer and prolific inventor
Born October 21, 1919(1919-10-21)
Brestovitsa, Bulgaria
Died February 7, 2003 (aged 83)
Huntsville, Alabama

Peter Petroff (October 21, 1919February 7, 2003) was a Bulgarian-American inventor, engineer, NASA scientist, and adventurer. He was instrumental in the evolution of the NASA space program, and was one of the most prolific inventors of the second half the 20th century. Among his many accomplishments, Petroff developed the world's first computerized pollution monitoring system, telemetry devices for the world's first weather and communications satellites, the world's first wireless heart monitor, the first digital watch, and many other important devices and methods.

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