Eduard Pestel

Eduard Kurt Christian Pestel (29 May 1914 – 19 September 1988) was a German industrial designer,[1] economist, professor of mechanics and politician who was born in Hildesheim and died in Hannover.

[2] He was coauthor with Mihajlo Mesarovic of Mankind at the turning point, the second report to the Club of Rome in 1974 which reviewed and greatly expanded the methodology and predictions of The Limits to Growth.

Before those plans could be carried out, however, Pearl Harbor happened on December 7th, sinking both the American Pacific war fleet and their hopes of returning to Europe anytime soon.

At the end of the war, Pestel won commissions through his company to build 50,000 western toilets and refrigerators for the allied soldiers led by General MacArthur.

His wife and children stayed in Troy, NY for next three years, while Pestel continued his studies in Mechanical Engineering under Professor Flachsbart at the Technische Hochschule Hannover.