PETER BARNETT

BARNETT--Peter H.,

of New York City and Westerly, RI died on September 3 in a New York hospital. He was born in 1945 in Worcester, MA to Herbert P. and Elizabeth (Lettinger) Barnett. Peter graduated from Haverford College, received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University, and his M.A. in computer science from Brooklyn College. He taught philosophy at John Jay College from 1971 to 1992, worked as a computer professional for IBM and other firms, and since his retirement was Adjunct Professor of computer science at the Grove School of Engineering at The City College of New York. In addition to numerous professional publications, Peter created ten philosophic artists' books. At the time of his death, he was completing the manuscript for Creative Simultaneity, a continuation of his research published in "Artificial Time: Emergent Interdependence in a Distributing Computing System" (2001). He is survived by his beloved wife Vivian Endicott Barnett, their two children Sarah Barnett and Alexander Barnett (Eileen M. Kane), and four grandchildren Peter A. Dellavecchia, Nicholas J. Dellavecchia, Beatrice R. Barnett and Mary V. Kane. A memorial service will be held on November 3 at 2pm at the Watch Hill Chapel in Watch Hill, RI. Donations made in Peter's memory may be sent to Akira Kawaguchi, Chairman Computer Science, City College, 275 Convent Ave., New York 10031 or to Printed Matter, 231 11th Ave., New York 10001.