Researching Peter Petroff
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The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Petroff on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Petroff and the Petroff Family Tree
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Petroff. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Petroff
Peter Petroff
Peter Petroff (21 October 1919 – 27 February 2003) was a Bulgarian American inventor, engineer, NASA scientist, and adventurer. He was involved in the NASA space program. Among his many accomplishments, Petroff assisted in development of one of the earliest computerized pollution monitoring system and telemetry devices for early weather and communications satellites. Petroff helped develop components of one of the world's first digital watches and an early wireless heart monitor, and many other important devices and methods. Petroff founded Care Electronics, Inc. which was acquired by Electro-Data, Inc. of Garland, Texas in autumn 1971.
Petroff Point on Brabant Island in Antarctica is named for Petroff.
Source: Peter Petroff, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Petroff
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