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About Samuel Feltman
- Samuel Feltman (May 4, 1899 – September 6, 1951) was an American computer scientist and expert in weaponry.
- At the time of his death, Feltman was Associate Chief of the Research and Materials Branch and Chief of the Ballistic Section of the U.S.
- Army Ordnance Research and Development Division.
- Feltman was centrally involved in the development of the first electronic computer, ENIAC, of the hypersonic wind tunnel, and of "Atomic Annie", the first nuclear artillery shell.
- Feltman proposed the ballistic characteristics of such weapons as the 90mm and 120mm antiaircraft guns, the 8-inch gun, the 240mm howitzer, and many other weapons.
- In 1944, he was awarded the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service, the highest award given by the Army to a civilian.
- In honor of his service and contributions,the Picatinny Arsenal dedicated a building in his name, "The Samuel Feltman Ammunition Laboratory," Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, New Jersey. Feltman was born and raised in Long Branch, New Jersey, the son of Russian Jews.
- He joined the Army Ordnance Corps at the Sandy Hook Proving Ground in 1918, and served at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
- He also spent time serving as "what amounted to the permanent under-chief of the ballistics work in Washington" (D.C.).
- Feltman was killed at the age of 52 in an auto accident, along with his wife and father-in-law.
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