Frank H. Shelton was born on October 4, 1924 in Flagstaff, Arizona and passed away at the age of 90 on November 27, 2014. He spent his childhood in Boulder City, Nevada.

Frank graduated from Caltech with a B.S., M.S. and PHD in Physics. As a nuclear physicist, he was employed at the Sandia Corp. in New Mexico and was involved in nuclear weapons tests in Nevada and the Pacific. Frank was the Deputy Technical Director for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at the Pentagon. He was a Defense Department atomic expert and was responsible for developing military requirements for atomic weapons and for conducting atomic tests. In Colorado Springs, he was Vice President and Chief Scientist for Kaman Sciences. He was also a consultant for ITT. In 1997, he was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award from the Defense Special Weapons Agency. He was a WWII Veteran.

Science and genealogy were his passions. He authored numerous books pertaining to nuclear weapons and genealogy. He was a complex and remarkable man.

Frank was preceded in death by his wife Lorene, daughter Jill and son-in-law Bob. He is survived by his daughters Joyce and Gwen and son-in-law Bob.

Donations may be made to the Human Society and the Nature Conservancy.

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Posting from Home Page during December 2014

In Memory of Frank Shelton, Class of 42.

There are many kids who grew up in Boulder City who made a big impact on the world and became a success.  Mary Jane Carter Smith (43) and Homer Olsen (42) have aquainted me with their classmate Frank Shelton from the first graduating  Class of 42.  I felt it was worth sharing their friendship and memories with you all.  He passed away last month.  His family posted a very nice obit which is in his Memory Page.  Homer was his best friend for 80+ years and had some stories about him in a book Homer wrote.  They are also on the Memory page.  

Coinsidently someone from the BC Historic Assoc. very recently posted a pic of him on facebook when he was a young boy in McKeeversville.   His father was a 31er and was an electrician on the Dam and died young. 

Frank went on from  BCHS to WWII then on  to Cal Tech and Amherst  and became a  nuclear physicist.  He went on to be the leading scientist on developement of atomic bombs, atomic testing and nuclear energy production.  He authored many books and films about nuclear issues.

I just wanted to point out this wonderful story of a BC kid, with apparant spartan beginnings, and invite you to read his Memory page.  A tab on the top left side of the home page.

Frank H. Shelton

 

 

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Frank H. Shelton was born on October 4, 1924 in Flagstaff, Arizona and passed away at the age of 90 on November 27, 2014. He spent his childhood in Boulder City, Nevada.

Frank graduated from Caltech with a B.S., M.S. and PHD in Physics. As a nuclear physicist, he was employed at the Sandia Corp. in New Mexico and was involved in nuclear weapons tests in Nevada and the Pacific. Frank was the Deputy Technical Director for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project at the Pentagon. He was a Defense Department atomic expert and was responsible for developing military requirements for atomic weapons and for conducting atomic tests. In Colorado Springs, he was Vice President and Chief Scientist for Kaman Sciences. He was also a consultant for ITT. In 1997, he was awarded the Life Time Achievement Award from the Defense Special Weapons Agency. He was a WWII Veteran.

Science and genealogy were his passions. He authored numerous books pertaining to nuclear weapons and genealogy. He was a complex and remarkable man.

Frank was preceded in death by his wife Lorene, daughter Jill and son-in-law Bob. He is survived by his daughters Joyce and Gwen and son-in-law Bob.

Donations may be made to the Human Society and the Nature Conservancy.

- See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gazette/obituary.aspx?n=frank-h-shelton&pid=173313975&eid=sp_ommatch#sthash.gLF2G915.dpuf