George T. Felbeck was a Manhattan Project veteran and engineer, who held the position of Manager of Operations at Oak Ridge for Union Carbide.
Felbeck was born in Salinas, Kansas on February 1, 1897. He received a bachelor’s degree in 1919 from the University of Illinois, as well as a master’s degree in 1921 from the same institution. On November 5, 1919, he married Helen Mildred Kniseley in Chicago.
Felbeck began working for Union Carbide in 1923 as a research assistant. After spending time in Buffalo, New York and Manhattan, New York, Felbeck began work at Oak Ridge for the Manhattan Project in 1942. In 1944, he became President of Union Carbide and held the position until he retired at the beginning of 1962.
Felbeck and his wife died in a plane crash on March 1, 1962. It is believed that the two of them had just begun the first leg of their around-the-world trip.