Peter Glaser

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Peter Edward Glaser
Born(1923-09-05)September 5, 1923
Aerospace engineer
Known forPatented the concept of solar-power satellite
SpouseEva F. Graf
Children3

Peter Edward Glaser (September 5, 1923 – May 29, 2014) was a Czechoslovakian-born American scientist and aerospace engineer. He served as Vice President, Advanced Technology (1985–94), was employed at Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA (1955–94); subsequently he served as a consultant to the company (1994–2005). He was president of Power from Space Consultants (1994–2005). Glaser retired in 2005.[1]

Professional

Glaser's areas of professional activity have included

wireless power transmission.[2]

Glaser headed the Design Department of Werner Textile Consultants (1949–53). After his graduate studies Glaser spent his entire full-time professional career with Arthur D. Little, Inc.[2] Glaser's professional papers and some of his personal papers (32 cubic feet in 96 boxes) are on deposit with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Library Archives.[3]

Projects

He was project manager for the

Solar Power Satellite
to supply power from space for use on the Earth.

Memberships, offices, and advisory positions

Glaser served as consultant to the

National Academy of Sciences (1958) of its Study Group on Solar Energy (1971–85). He was a member of the Solar Power Satellite Advisory Panel of the Office of Technology Assessment of the United States Congress (1980–81).[2]

Glaser was a fellow of the

Board of Governors (1997–2005). He was a member of the Management Advisory Board of the Center for Space Power of the Texas A&M University System (1990–94). He was a member of the senior Advisory Board of the Space Studies Institute (1990–2005). He was a member of the United Societies in Space[9] and served as a regent (1997–2005).[verification needed] Glaser was a voting member of the Engineering Council of Columbia University (1984) and an advisor to Space Power Research, Japan (1998–2005). He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, of the International Academy of Astronautics, and of the American Society for Macro Engineering.[1] He was a member of the International Institute of Refrigeration (1959–72).[2]

Publication activity

Glaser has published more than 800 scientific books and papers.[10]

Glaser was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Solar Energy (1972–85) and a member of the editorial board (1985–93). He was Associate Editor of Space Power Journal (1980–86). He sat on the editorial boards of Space Policy, Space Power, Journal of Practical Applications in Space, and Solar Energy. He was guest editor of the special issue of Space Policy on "Space Solar Power." He contributed to Standard Handbook of Powerplant Engineering (1998).

Glaser was editor of The Lunar Surface Layer (1964), Thermal Imaging Techniques (1964), Solar Power Satellites — The Emerging Energy Option (1993), Solar Power Satellites — A Space Energy System for Earth, 2nd ed. (1998), and Solar Power Systems in Space.[1]

Honors

Glaser was awarded the Carl F. Kayan Medal in 1974 by Columbia University for contributions to the field of engineering. He received the Farrington Daniels Award[11] from the International Solar Energy Society in 1983. In 1993 the International Astronautical Federation established the Peter Glaser Plenary Lecture to be given at the Annual Congresses. He was inducted into the Space Technology Hall of Fame of the Space Foundation in 1996.[5]

Personal

Peter Glaser was born in

southern Arabia, including Sheba. Glaser emigrated to the US in 1948; he was naturalized as a US citizen in 1954.[10] He married Eva F. Graf on October 16, 1955.[1] Further family information here. [1]

Education

Glaser earned a diploma from

Charles University in Prague in 1947, and Master of Science (1951) and of Doctor of Philosophy (1955) degrees from Columbia University.[2]

Military service

During World War II, Glaser served in the Free Czechoslovak Army. He received a commendation from Czech President Edvard Beneš for personal bravery.[10]

Archaeology

Glaser's

objets d'art, and hand-woven textiles.[10] Glaser testified before the Helsinki Commission about the Czech government's resistance to restoring personal property which that government holds.[12]

References

  1. ^
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  3. ^ a b MIT Libraries Archives. Peter E. Glaser. Papers, 1944–2000 Archived 2015-12-24 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ "MIT Institute Archives & Special Collections. Resource for Energy Research. The Peter E. Glaser Papers, 1944–2000". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  5. ^ a b "Cambridge Forum Speakers 1970–1990 Vol II, Peter Glaser". Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
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  7. ^ Glaser, Peter E. (December 25, 1973) "Method and Apparatus for Converting Solar Radiation to Electrical Power". United States Patent 3,781,647.
  8. ^ See Solar Power Satellites (SPS)
  9. ^ "Peter E. Glaser: Papers 1944-2000. Manuscript Collection - MC 569." MIT Libraries: Archives. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 2004. Web. Archived 2015-12-24 at the Wayback Machine 18 Nov. 2011
  10. ^ a b c d Reich, Howard (April 3, 2002), "U.S. Engineer Meets Stiff Czech Resistance in Attempt to Recover His Family Treasures," Chicago Tribune, North Sports Final Ed., Sect. TEMPO; Zone: C, p. 1.
  11. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-07-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Conduct SEARCH for "Farrington Daniels Award" on this site; there is no direct link to the page.
  12. ^ a b Reich, Howard (July 14, 2002), "U.S. Joins Fight over Looted Art," Chicago Tribune, Chicagoland Final Ed., sect. NEWS, Zone C, p. 1.

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