Robert George Adamson ’37 *38

Bob died Sept. 24, 2001, from complications of diabetes, at home in Haverford, Pa. He prepared at Germantown HS and graduated magna cum laude in electrical engineering; he also earned his master's at Princeton.

His career was impressive: working with the Navy as a physicist on magnetic mine detectors; with Drs. Smythe and Urey on the Manhattan Project; with Philco Corp. as manager on airborne radar and missile guidance systems. He continued other work on guided bomb systems and research even after he retired in 1979. Years later, in a moving ceremony, he received the Tau Beta Pi award at Princeton.

Bob played tennis in college and continued to play until shortly before his death. He was very active as president of Highland Lakes Civic Assn. in Florida, where he lived after he retired.

We extend our heartfelt sympathy to his widow, Sarah, sons William and Robert, daughter Wendy A. Peters, and three grandchildren. Sarah's sons accompanied her to the Service of Remembrance in February, which she found beautiful and comforting.

The class suffered a great loss in the death of this gifted engineer and scientist.

The Class of 1937