Fred Begay
Physicist

Fred Begay Net Worth

Fred Begay is a renowned physicist who has a net worth of $17 million. He was born in July 2, 1932 and is best known for his work at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he used laser, electron, and ion beams to heat thermonuclear plasmas for alternative energy sources. His research has been instrumental in the development of alternative energy sources.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day July 2, 1932
Birth Place Colorado
Age 91 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Cancer

💰 Net worth: $17 Million (2024)

About

Nuclear physicist who was a part of the physics staff at Los Alamos National Laboratory and worked on the use of the laser, electron, and ion beams to heat thermonuclear plasmas for alternative energy sources.

Before Fame

He was trained as a farmer at the Bureau of Indian Affairs but never graduated high school and later served in the US military in the Korean War.

Trivia

He was featured in the NOVA documentary The Long Walk of Fred Young in 1979.

Family Life

He came from a Navajo/Ute family in Towaoc, Colorado on the Ute Mountain Indian Reservation.

Associated With

Like him, Ernest Moniz is a well known American nuclear physicist.

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