Fred died in Boston June 2, 2022.
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, July 27, 1935, Fred and his brother were on a Kindertransport that sent Jewish children out of Nazi Germany. After being hidden in five countries, he and his brother arrived in New York City in 1946 and lived in multiple foster homes. He graduated from the City College of New York. After working at Bell Labs, Fred earned a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Princeton. His dissertation was on black holes.
Fred held academic positions at Princeton, Dartmouth, Drexel, and the University of New Hampshire, where he served as assistant dean.Inspired by President Jimmy Carter’s call for developing renewable energy sources, Fred launched a solar-energy company. Later he worked in the defense-electronics industry. A noted physicist and a trailblazer in the solar-industry field, after retiring in 2002 Fred became an award-winning artist and sculptor. His works, widely exhibited and collected in Israel and New England, include Judaica and pieces that reflect his Holocaust survival. He was active in the Jewish Holocaust Survivors of Greater Boston.
Predeceased by his eldest son, Fred is survived by his wife, Annette; four children; and four grandchildren.
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