angryGreatness 96 Posted November 27, 2012 Joseph Murray, 93, has died. He won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1990 for performing the first organ transplant, a kidney between two identical twins. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted November 27, 2012 Joseph Murray won't be needing any more organ transplants.. http://www.boston.co...pQPL/story.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 906 Posted November 27, 2012 Joseph Murray won't be needing any more organ transplants.. http://www.boston.co...pQPL/story.html Um, somebody beat you to it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,962 Posted November 27, 2012 Joseph Murray, 93, has died. He won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1990 for performing the first organ transplant, a kidney between two identical twins. Shared the prize with E. Donnall Thomas and died only a month after him. That's almost certainly the shortest timespan between deaths of people who shared a Nobel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mercarte 145 Posted December 30, 2012 Rita Levi Montalcini, 103 yo, passed away today. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grobler 35 Posted December 30, 2012 Rita Levi Montalcini, 103 yo, passed away today. Lord above...was she still around ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted December 30, 2012 Rita Levi Montalcini, 103 yo, passed away today. Only 31 and half hours to get a pukka obit... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,438 Posted December 30, 2012 Rita Levi Montalcini, 103 yo, passed away today. Only 31 and half hours to get a pukka obit... Well, ITV have, so others should follow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted December 30, 2012 Good news who had her for 2012. Not so good for those who had her in their 2013 teams... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 30, 2012 She was the oldest living nobel winner wasn't she? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted December 30, 2012 She was the oldest living nobel winner wasn't she? Google is your friend. Try asking there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,584 Posted January 9, 2013 You can take James M. Buchanan (Economics) off the list. News coming through he's died aged 93. http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2013/01/very-sad-news.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted January 9, 2013 I have a feeling there used to be a thread for this, but it seems to have been decommissioned. So, here are the currently-still-breathing-and-over-85 (subject to wiki accuracy, of course) Nobel Prize laureates, all handily wiki-linked. Not household names, I grant you, but probably obit-worthy for the more discerning 'pooler all the same. Many have been discussed in other threads, but I thought it'd be nice to drag them in under one umbrella. I've probably missed one or two; I'm not the most diligent of researchers. Physics: when will they quark it? Willis Lamb (Canadian Paul's very own CL-S), 94. Chen Ning Yang, 85. Charles Townes, 92. Aage Bohr (son of Nils), 85. Nicolaas Bloembergen, 87. Leon Lederman, 85. Jack Steinberger, 86. Norman Ramsey, 91. Hans Dehmelt, 85. Chemistry: soon to be inert? Frederick Sanger, 89. John Cornforth, 90. William Lipscomb, 87. Herbert Hauptman, 90. Jerome Karle, 89. Paul Boyer, 89. Jens Skou, 89. William Knowles, 90. John Fenn, 90. Literature: the final chapter? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 89. (7-time DL laureate i.e. someone you've heard of) Jose Saramago, 85. Doris Lessing, 88. Only three, but they often receive it later in life, for a body of work. Peace: RIP? (hell, this stuff writes itself) Norman Borlaug, 93. Nelson Mandela, 89. Not many, as it's often given to organisations or not given at all. That paragon of peace Kissinger doesn't turn 85 till May. Medicine: Nurse, the screens!! Thomas Weller, 92. Andrew Huxley (Aldous's half-brother), 90. Francois Jacob, 87. Har Khorana, 86. Christian de Duve, 90. George Palade, 95. Rita Levi-Montalcini, 98 (oldest living laureate ) Renato Dulbecco, 93. Rosalyn Yalow, 86. Jean Dausset, 91. Robert Furchgott, 91. Edwin Krebs, 89. Joseph Murray, 87. Baruj Benacerraf, 87. Don Thomas, 87. Edmond Fischer, 87. Quite apt that the docs have the most living OAPS. Also, lots more of them, as they seem to work in teams more than other scientists. Economics: cashing their final cheque? Ronald Coase, 97. Maurice Allais, 96. Paul Samuelson, 92. Ken Arrow, 86. Larry Klein, 87. James Buchanan, 88. Douglass North, 87. Leo Hurwicz, 90. Tom Schelling, 86. (Acknowledgements: the lost Magere Hein for this and the equally disappeared Life Begins at 5 for this.) Sir Andrew Huxley's facing a brave new world. After 5 yewars 27 of that list are dead. 21 are still alive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,595 Posted February 20, 2013 Dying at age 75, 1996 Physics Laureate Robert C Richardson, who shared the prize for the discovery of super-fluidity in Helium-3. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 2, 2013 Physics nobel prize winner is Donald Glaser dead at 86 http://newscenter.be...ser-dies-at-86/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,962 Posted April 22, 2013 1965 Medicine Laureate Francois Jacob. A unique pick for A Million To One Shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,977 Posted April 25, 2013 Guardian comes through for a Jacob Obit almost a week after his death http://www.guardian..../francois-jacob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,962 Posted May 6, 2013 1974 Medicine Laureate Christian de Duve has been euthanized aged 95. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,595 Posted May 22, 2013 Heinrich Rohrer, co-recipient of the 1986 physics prize has died age 79. He invented (along with Gerd Binnig) the scanning tunneling microscope (no, me neither), which made possible advances in nano-technology... which made possible the worlds smallest movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=oSCX78-8-q0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,595 Posted June 12, 2013 1993 Economics laureate Robert Fogel dead at 86. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 15, 2013 I have a feeling there used to be a thread for this, but it seems to have been decommissioned. So, here are the currently-still-breathing-and-over-85 (subject to wiki accuracy, of course) Nobel Prize laureates, all handily wiki-linked. Not household names, I grant you, but probably obit-worthy for the more discerning 'pooler all the same. Many have been discussed in other threads, but I thought it'd be nice to drag them in under one umbrella. I've probably missed one or two; I'm not the most diligent of researchers. Physics: when will they quark it? Willis Lamb (Canadian Paul's very own CL-S), 94. Chen Ning Yang, 85. Charles Townes, 92. Aage Bohr (son of Nils), 85. Nicolaas Bloembergen, 87. Leon Lederman, 85. Jack Steinberger, 86. Norman Ramsey, 91. Hans Dehmelt, 85. Chemistry: soon to be inert? Frederick Sanger, 89. John Cornforth, 90. William Lipscomb, 87. Herbert Hauptman, 90. Jerome Karle, 89. Paul Boyer, 89. Jens Skou, 89. William Knowles, 90. John Fenn, 90. Literature: the final chapter? Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 89. (7-time DL laureate i.e. someone you've heard of) Jose Saramago, 85. Doris Lessing, 88. Only three, but they often receive it later in life, for a body of work. Peace: RIP? (hell, this stuff writes itself) Norman Borlaug, 93. Nelson Mandela, 89. Not many, as it's often given to organisations or not given at all. That paragon of peace Kissinger doesn't turn 85 till May. Medicine: Nurse, the screens!! Thomas Weller, 92. Andrew Huxley (Aldous's half-brother), 90. Francois Jacob, 87. Har Khorana, 86. Christian de Duve, 90. George Palade, 95. Rita Levi-Montalcini, 98 (oldest living laureate ) Renato Dulbecco, 93. Rosalyn Yalow, 86. Jean Dausset, 91. Robert Furchgott, 91. Edwin Krebs, 89. Joseph Murray, 87. Baruj Benacerraf, 87. Don Thomas, 87. Edmond Fischer, 87. Quite apt that the docs have the most living OAPS. Also, lots more of them, as they seem to work in teams more than other scientists. Economics: cashing their final cheque? Ronald Coase, 97. Maurice Allais, 96. Paul Samuelson, 92. Ken Arrow, 86. Larry Klein, 87. James Buchanan, 88. Douglass North, 87. Leo Hurwicz, 90. Tom Schelling, 86. (Acknowledgements: the lost Magere Hein for this and the equally disappeared Life Begins at 5 for this.) Jerome Karl can be taken off that list http://www.nytimes.c...obituaries&_r=0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted June 18, 2013 Kenneth G Wilson, winner of the 1982 nobel prize for physics, has died at 78 http://www.dispatch....icist-dies.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted September 3, 2013 The oldest living Nobel prize winner Ronald Coase has died at 102 http://www.law.uchic...coaseinmemoriam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted September 3, 2013 The oldest living Nobel prize winner Ronald Coase has died at 102 http://www.law.uchic...coaseinmemoriam "If you torture the data enough, nature will always confess" From the lecture "How will economists choose?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,962 Posted September 24, 2013 David H. Hubel, 1981 Medicine co-laureate for work in mapping the visual cortex, has died. DDP hit for Death is International. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
