Peter Koch (wood scientist)

Peter Koch, American industrial engineer and wood scientist (died 1998)

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Born: October 15, 1920
Died: February 14, 1998
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1920

About Peter Koch (wood scientist)

Peter Koch was an American engineer and wood scientist who was considered an expert in the field of wood technology by his peers. From 1963 to 1982, Koch led a team of US Forest Service scientists in forest products utilization research specific to forests of the southeastern US. Accomplishments by Koch and his research team included eight US patents plus hundreds of research publications. Peter Koch was the youngest of 3 sons born to Elers and Gerda (Heiberg-Jurgensen) Koch in Missoula, Montana. One of the first staff members enlisted by Koch was Chung-Yun Hse, a young graduate student of Taiwanese descent, to focus on adhesives for gluing southern pine plywood.

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The world when Peter Koch (wood scientist) was born

Peter Koch (wood scientist) was born in 1920. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1920

#1 song"Swanee" – Al Jolson
Top movieThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Best-selling bookThe Age of Innocence – Edith Wharton

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBabe Ruth sold to the New York Yankees
Top headlineWomen win the right to vote with the 19th Amendment
Technology milestoneFirst commercial radio broadcasts
Defining fadFlappers and the Jazz Age
Notable inventionBand-Aid adhesive bandages
World population1.86 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
U.S. population106.0M

1920 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Peter Koch (wood scientist)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1920	2026
Gas	$0.30	$3.45/gal
Average home	$6,296	$435,000
Average income	$3,269	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.15	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	106.0M	341 million

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