Lester Wolfe (1897 Chelsea, Massachusetts – July 6, 1983, Southampton, New York) was an inventor, president of William J. Rountree Company and steamship agent and broker[1] whose will funded "fellowships for studies in molecular biology and for research using optical methods in the investigation of the structure and properties of matter.
He worked as an inventor while serving in the military during World War I and earned a commendation for his Radiation Fuel Quantity Guage.
[2] He also invented the Sono-buoy to detect German submarines in World War II.
[3] A resident of Manhattan, Wolfe died of heart failure at his summer home.
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