Peter Gläser
| Peter Edward Glaser | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 5, 1923 Žatec, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) |
| Died | May 29, 2014 (aged 90) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Residence | Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Aerospace engineer |
| Known for | Patented the concept of solar-power satellite |
| Spouse(s) | Eva F. Graf |
| Children | 3 |
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.
Glaser's areas of professional activity have included solar and arc imaging furnaces, high temperature research, solar power satellites, solar heating and cooling, photovoltaic conversion, rural electrification systems using renewable resources, lunar surface missions, commercial space power, remote sensing, extra-vehicular activity on the Moon, launch site selection, space station habitation module appliances, advanced space transportation devices, space-based sensor systems to identify carbon dioxide-induced climate changes, space station portable contamination detectors, spacesuit gloves and boot soles, extravehicular dust protection, power relay satellites, and high-altitude long-endurance aircraft using wireless power transmission.
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