Monroe Feder

Engineer, VeteranLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project Veteran

Monroe Feder was born on February 19, 1919 in Irvington, New Jersey.

In 1943, he graduated from New York University. Between 1943 and 1946, he served with the Army at Los Alamos.

After the war, he worked as an engineer for the Bell Telephone Laboratory for 38 years.

Monroe Feder’s Timeline

1919 Feb 19th Born in Irvington, NJ.

1943 Graduated from NYU.

19431946 Worked at Los Alamos.

2011 May 14th Passed away at the age of 92.

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