Peter Westervelt

Peter Westervelt
Born(1919-12-16)December 16, 1919
DiedJanuary 24, 2015(2015-01-24) (aged 95)
Warwick, Rhode Island, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsBrown University

Peter Westervelt (December 16, 1919 – January 24, 2015) was an American physicist, noted for his work in nonlinear acoustics, and Professor Emeritus of Physics at Brown University.[1][2]

  1. ^ Debus, Allen G. (1968). World Who's who in Science: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable. Marquis-Who's Who. p. 1783.
  2. ^ "Peter Westervelt Obituary". The Providence Journal. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.