Background
Peter, Martin was born on July 12, 1928 in Basel, Switzerland. Son of Albin and Anna (Schmid) Peter.
Peter, Martin was born on July 12, 1928 in Basel, Switzerland. Son of Albin and Anna (Schmid) Peter.
Diploma in physics, Zurich Federal Polytechnic Institute, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955. Doctor (honorary), Federal Polytechnic Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1990.
Doctor (honorary), University Babes-Balyai, Romania, 1993. Doctor (honorary), University Basel, Switzerland, 1994.
Research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1952-1955; postdoctoral researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1955-1957; member of staff researcher, Bell Telephone Laboratory, Murray Hill, New Jersey, 1957-1962; professor, U. Geneva, 1962-1994; retired, U. Geneva, 1994; from vice rector to rector, U. Geneva, 1966-1972; director Institute Experimental Physics, U. Geneva, 1962-1969. President Foundation E. and L. Schmidheiny, Geneva, 1979-1992.
Member Swiss Physical Society, European Physical Society. Fellow American Physics Society.
Married Claudine Doll. Children: Robin, Henry, Clarence.