Background
Griffith, Peter was born on September 23, 1927 in London. Came to the United States, 1930. Son of Sanford and Katherine (Bennett) Griffith.
researcher Mechanical engineering educator
Griffith, Peter was born on September 23, 1927 in London. Came to the United States, 1930. Son of Sanford and Katherine (Bennett) Griffith.
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1952; Doctor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956.
Research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1952; instructor mechanic engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1954-1956; assistant professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1956-1959; associate professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1959-1963; professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1963. Consultant on heat transfer and two-phase flow, since 1956.
Corporal United States Air Force, 1946-1947. Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Married Sylvia Biorn-Hansen, June 10, 1954 (deceased September 1981). Children: Sonja, Katherine. Married Kathleen Mayo, July 23, 1983.