Peter Cartwright ’52
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Pete graduated from Richmond Hill (N.Y.) High School. At Princeton, he majored in geological engineering, ate at Campus Club, and was managing editor of the Princeton Engineer. He roomed with Colin McAneny and Keith Dawson.
After college he earned a master’s degree at Columbia and then did Navy service. He worked for four years at Princeton’s Project Matterhorn, thermonuclear research at the Forrestal Center. He then moved to GE in California until 1979, where he started Calpine, an independent power company.
Pete died July 5, 2022. He is survived by children Virginia, Eric, and Barbara. The class offers them best wishes and congratulations to their father on a stellar career, with thanks for his military service.
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