Peter B. Bennett | |
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| Born | 12 June 1931 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 9 August 2022 (aged 91) |
| Alma mater | University of London University of Southampton |
| Occupation | Academic |
| Employer(s) | Duke University Royal Navy (1953–1972) |
Peter B. Bennett (12 June 1931 – 9 August 2022)[1] was the founder and a president and CEO of the Divers Alert Network (DAN), a non-profit organization devoted to assisting scuba divers in need.[2] He was a professor of anesthesiology at Duke University Medical Center, and was the Senior Director of the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology at Duke. Bennett is recognized as a leading authority on the effects of high pressure on human physiology.
Bennett was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.[3] He was employed at the Royal Naval Physiology Laboratory near Portsmouth for 20 years, beginning in 1953. During this time, he formed and headed the Defence and Civil Institute for Environmental Medicine in Canada.[4]
- ^ DAN Founder Bennett Dies At 91
- ^ Bennett, PB (2008). To the Very Depths: A Memoir of Professor Peter B Bennett, Ph.D. Best Publishing Company. pp. 229 pages. ISBN 978-1-930536-47-0.
- ^ Bennett, Peter B (2007). "Appendix: Curriculum Vitae". In: Moon RE, Piantadosi CA, Camporesi EM (Eds.). Dr. Peter Bennett Symposium Proceedings. Held May 1, 2004. Durham, N.C. Divers Alert Network. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
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