Peter Petroff

Infobox Person
name = Peter Petroff


caption = Petroff was a revolutionary NASA engineer and prolific inventor
birth_date = birth date|1919|10|21|mf=y
birth_place = Brestovitsa, Bulgaria
death_date = death date and age|2003|2|7|1919|10|21|mf=y
death_place = Huntsville, Alabama

Peter Petroff (October 21, 1919 – February 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.

External links

* [http://www.sofiaecho.com/article/peter-petroff---the-adventurous-inventor/id_6840/catid_30 Peter Petroff]
* " [http://www.allbusiness.com/services/museums-art-galleries-botanical-zoological/4359168-1.html Peter Petroff, Digital Watch Inventor, Dies at Age 83] ", AllBusiness.com