1. Fred Begay's work was in the alternative use of laser, electron and ion beams to heat thermonuclear plasmas for use as alternative energy sources.
11 Facts About Fred Begay
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Fred Begay was born in Towaoc, Colorado, on the Ute Mountain Indian Reservation.
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Fred Begay was the son of Joy Lopez and Hosteen Begay.
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Fred Begay was only six when his mother and father, both Navajo healers, began teaching him the songs of the Blessingway ceremony.
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Fred Begay spoke both Indigenous languages from his mother and father but did not learn English until age 10, when he attended a Bureau of Indian Affairs school in Ignacio, Colorado.
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Helen and Fred Begay had eight children: Fred Jr, Joyce, William, Janet, Terry, Christina, John and Carolyn.
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Fred Begay attended the University of New Mexico, where he earned a bachelor's degree in math and science with honors in 1961.
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Fred Begay got master's degree in physics in 1963 and a doctorate in nuclear physics in 1971.
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Fred Begay joined the physics staff of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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Fred Begay held research and teaching fellowships at Stanford University and the University of Maryland.
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Fred Begay had a tenure of nearly 30 years in the Los Alamos National Laboratory's laser program.