Sunday, January 1, 2017

Gone in 2016- Notables in Science and Technology

In Memoriam: The Body of
B. Franklin Printer;
Like the Cover of an old Book,
Its Contents torn out,
And stript of its Lettering and Gilding,
Lies here, Food for Worms.
But the Work shall not be whlly lost:
For it will, as he believ'd, appear once more,
In a new & more perfect Edition,
Corrected and Amended
By the Author.

Those We Lost in 2016

The scientific community bid farewell to several luminaries this year.

Obituaries for Roger Tsien, Susan Lindquist, et al. | The Scientist Magazine®

The Engineering Greats We Lost in 2016 | News content from Electronic Design

Gone in 2016: 10 Notable Women in Science and Technology - Scientific American Blog Network

At a time when scientists in general are too often overlooked for their crucial contributions to society, it bears noting that high-achieving women in the STEM fields often go especially underappreciated. With this in mind, here's a look at some of the stars of science and technology who left us in 2016.

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