Peter Panagos ’43 *54

Peter died Jan. 26, 2015. He had a lifelong career at the Institute for Advanced Study and was part of the team that worked with Albert Einstein.

He prepared at Kearny (N.J.) High School. At Princeton, he received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Peter continued to study at Princeton on the graduate level, earning a master’s degree in electrical engineering in 1944 and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering in 1954. This led to his connection with Albert Einstein and work on the nuts and bolts of the atomic bomb. He was also part of the team working on the Electronic Computer Project, a tool for scientific research of all branches of engineering.

One of Peter’s proudest possessions was a letter from Einstein, thanking him for a stereo cabinet that Peter had built as a birthday present.

Peter’s survivors include his friends and the staff of the Merwick Continuing Care Center in Plainsboro, N.J.