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Tag: Died
Eugene N. Parker, 94, Died; Predicted the Existence of the Solar Wind
[ad_1] Dr. Parker said he was happy when people pointed out an error in his calculations, but was not happy when people accepted common scientific assumptions without question. Dr. “HeRead More
American David Bennett, who had a pig heart transplant, died after 2 of them.
[ad_1] The Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced on Wednesday that the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig died two months after the groundbreaking experiment.Read More
Sigal Barsade, 56, Died; Argued It’s OK to Show Emotions at Work
[ad_1] Sigal Barsade, whose organizational culture studies have pinpointed the inner dynamics of the American workplace like any episode of “The Office,” and advised countless companies on how to embraceRead More
Former BBC Television Director Jana Bennett has died at the age of 66.
[ad_1] As a teacher with a PhD, Mr. Bennett has often moved the family. Jana and her four sisters spent time in Kansas, Minnesota and New Hampshire before the familyRead More
Lisa Goddard, 55, Died; Bringing Climate Data to Those Who Need It
[ad_1] Goddard became director of the institute soon after the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration withdrew funding—a major blow to a center that relied heavily on government support. Faced withRead More
Howard Solomon, 94, Died; Business Success Had Personal Success
[ad_1] “Forest Pharmaceuticals consciously chose to pursue corporate profit over its obligations to the FDA and to the American public,” said US attorney for Massachusetts Carmen Ortiz when the dealRead More
Robert H. Grubbs, 79, Died; Invention in Chemistry Leads to Nobel
[ad_1] Enrolling at the University of Florida, he majored in agrochemistry, combining his interest in science developed in middle school with his childhood passion for farming. One summer, while workingRead More
Masayuki Uemura, 78, Died; Designed the First Nintendo Console
[ad_1] TOKYO — Masayuki Uemura, the engineer who developed the Nintendo Entertainment System that helped start a global revolution in home gaming and laid the foundations for today’s video gameRead More
Zena Stein, 99, Died; Researcher Advocates Women’s Health
[ad_1] The couple had helped write guidelines for health care in South Africa’s Declaration of Freedom, a 1955 policy statement by the ANC and its allied parties. Dr. Stein andRead More