Peter Karter | |
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| Born | Patayonis Karteroulis 1922 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2010 (aged 87–88) Chicago, Illinois |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Whitman Karter |
| Children | Trish Karter Diana Muir Appelbaum |
| Family | Binyamin Appelbaum (grandson) |
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy (USMA) Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences |
| Known for | Replicable system for mixed recyclables PARR-Reactors |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Nuclear Engineering |
| Institutions | United States Army Corps of Engineers American Machine and Foundry |
Peter Karter (1922–2010) was an American nuclear engineer and one of the pioneers of the modern recycling industry.[1] He lived in Old Lyme, Connecticut.[2]
Karter was one of the leading innovators in materials recycling and the first to engineer a "replicable system for mixed recyclables."[3]