Frank E. Fell Jr. ’37

PROLIFIC FRANK FELL, a lifelong resident of Trenton and electronic computer expert, died July 26, 1992. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Patricia, and almost qualified for "Cheaper by the Dozen," with 11 children born between 1939 and 1958 (the first two born on Jan. 12, three years apart), 20 grandchildren, and seven greatgrandchildren.

Frank came to us from Trenton Central High, where he worked on the school's publication. From 1935 to 1942, after leaving college, where he was a member of Arbor inn, he held various short-term jobs, such as surveyor, expediter, draftsman, and even laborer. From 1942 to 1946, he worked at the Palmer Lab in Princeton for N.D.R.C. ballistics projects and learned electronics as applied to telemetry and other instrumentation. Next came 12 years with the Institute for Advanced Study, to work on Prof. John von Neuman's electronic computer and the second computer system "Maniac" with Robert Oppenheimer; four years with Hamner Electronics, designing and building test equipment for various laboratories; and four years back at Princeton as draftsman for the electronics involved in the proton accelerator at Forrestal Research Center. In 1969 he went into product engineering at the C.V. Hill Refrigeration Division of Emhart Corp, He retired in 1979 to "spend my time reading anything and everything, watching TV (a waste), and occasionally repairing things for the kids."

Our deepest sympathies go to Patricia and her large brood.

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