Scientists, Inventors And Techno Wizards

[Summer in Transylvania 2,173]

On 18/09/2022 at 22:28, TomTomTelekom said:

Nick Holonyak, the inventor of the light emitting diode, who came to be called the 'father of the LED, died at 93 years. 

The inventor of the Infared LED, James R. Biard, is still alive at 91. 

[Ulitzer95 12,584]

On 17/03/2012 at 09:58, time said:

The creator of Red Bull, Chaleo Yoovidhya has died aged 89. You might say he's got his wings.

Unconfirmed reports emerging on social media that the other co-founder of Red Bull, Austrian billionaire businessman Dietrich Mateschitz (wiki) has died aged 78. Believable given that there were news reports circulating within the last 48 hours stating that he was gravely ill. Not been seen in public in years. We'll see...

Edit: A pick in the Georgian Deadpool II.
 

 

[The Immortal 634]

1 hour ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Unconfirmed reports emerging on social media that the other co-founder of Red Bull, Austrian billionaire businessman Dietrich Mateschitz (wiki) has died aged 78. Believable given that there were news reports circulating within the last 48 hours stating that he was gravely ill. Not been seen in public in years. We'll see...

Edit: A pick in the Georgian Deadpool II.
 

 

That would be me who picked him, yikes. 

[Ulitzer95 12,584]

7 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Unconfirmed reports emerging on social media that the other co-founder of Red Bull, Austrian billionaire businessman Dietrich Mateschitz (wiki) has died aged 78. Believable given that there were news reports circulating within the last 48 hours stating that he was gravely ill. Not been seen in public in years. We'll see...

Edit: A pick in the Georgian Deadpool II.
 

 

Annoying. still no official confirmation or denial of this. Just reports from several days ago that he is "gravely ill". If he's not dead already, it would appear that his death is imminent.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Dropping this here.  Fekk off.

 

Red Dead Redemption is no longer available on modern PlayStation consoles, 

The game has been available on PlayStation. Now years, but it has been removed from the service. Now, the only way to play the game on current hardware is on Xbox One or Xbox Series X|S. There is no PC version, there is no PS4 or PS5 remaster, meaning PlayStation fans would have to bust out a PS3 or emulate the game if they wanted to play it. As of right now, it's unclear if Red Dead Redemption will return to PS4 or PS5 in any capacity in the future.

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[time 8,596]

On 03/10/2022 at 22:02, Ulitzer95 said:

Annoying. still no official confirmation or denial of this. Just reports from several days ago that he is "gravely ill". If he's not dead already, it would appear that his death is imminent.

Confirmation of the Dietrich Mateschitz death. (As also previously mentioned in D_A_CH thread).

[diego 1,980]

Dies on 10/3 Idi Sonda, founder of the Sonda supermarket chain at age 78, undisclosed cause

Morreu Idi Sonda, fundador dos supermercados Sonda - Forbes

[arghton 6,701]

84-year-old Iranian genetics professor Dariush Farhoud, father of genetic science in Iran, arrested/abducted a week ago, but reportedly already freed. 

[Summer in Transylvania 2,173]

On 24/09/2022 at 16:45, Summer in Transylvania said:

The inventor of the Infared LED, James R. Biard, is still alive at 91. 

Apparently he died a day before I posted that.

[Gooseberry Crumble 5,337]

On 16/09/2021 at 18:37, time said:

Sir Clive Sinclair dead, appropriately enough at age 81

 

It is revealed  Clive Sinclair bypassed his children in his will and inheritance went straight to the grandchildren. 

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11420061/Inventor-Sir-Clive-Sinclair-snubbed-lapdancer-ex-wife-three-children-will.html

[drol 11,932]

Huge early computer scientist Fred Brooks (wiki) reportedly dead at 91, though no obit has appeared so far.

[Whitehouse 872]

Inventor of the airfryer Dead. (Link in Dutch)

[Ulitzer95 12,584]

The death of British aeronautical engineer Ralph Hooper (wiki), aged 96, being reported here.

Developed the Hawker Siddeley Harrier.

[gcreptile 10,966]

Ian Mills, professor at the University of Reading has died at 92:

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2023-01-09/internationally-renowned-scientist-who-redefined-the-kilogram-dies-aged-92

 

He redefined the unit of kilogram, away from a certain amount of atoms of a certain element, to a more mathematical definition.

[The Old Crem 3,582]

Will Steffen, American-born Australian chemist has died aged 75. 

[Death Impends 7,963]

Bob Born, who designed the machine that mass produces Peeps marshmallow chicks, dead at 98.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

28 minutes ago, Death Impends said:

Bob Born, who designed the machine that mass produces Peeps marshmallow chicks, dead at 98.

 

1. You’ll never hear a peep from him again.

2. He was born Born, died Born, and is stillBorn.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Here’s an actual post about Will Steffen. A QO no less.

Globally renowned Australian climate scientist Prof Will Steffen has died, aged 75, with former colleagues and family remembering him as an inspiring, courageous and gentle human.

Steffen died in Canberra hospital on Sunday evening after almost a year of treatment for pancreatic cancer.
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[OneManJury 84]

2 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

Here’s an actual post about Will Steffen. A QO no less.

Globally renowned Australian climate scientist Prof Will Steffen has died, aged 75, with former colleagues and family remembering him as an inspiring, courageous and gentle human.

Steffen died in Canberra hospital on Sunday evening after almost a year of treatment for pancreatic cancer.
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Being an uninspiring, cowardly and violent human myself, we wouldn’t have got on.

[The Old Crem 3,582]

Abraham Lempel, Israeli computer scientist has died aged 86. Obit(In Hebrew).

[OneManJury 84]

2 hours ago, The Old Crem said:

Abraham Lempel, Israeli computer scientist has died aged 86. Obit(In Hebrew).

Already?

[The Old Crem 3,582]

David Singmaster, American Mathematician but British resident for many years has died aged 84. 

 

[alt obits guy 3,371]

Emil C. Gotschlich, a molecular chemist and the developer of lifesaving vaccines related to bacterial meningitis, has died. He was 88.

 

https://www.rockefeller.edu/news/33642-emil-c-gotschlich-creator-of-lifesaving-vaccines-has-died/

[Gisooo 3,318]

Hungarian-born British scientist Olga Kenard (Wiki) who specialised in crystallography dead at 98

 

She was the founder of the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre and also the widow of physician Sir Arnold Burgen who died last year at 100.

 

[drol 11,932]

Raphael Mechoulam, who first completed a total synthesis of THC, dead at 92.