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Thomas Dupree, professor emeritus of nuclear science and engineering and physics, dies at 86
Highly regarded physicist was well-known for studying plasma turbulence in... -
Katherine Johnson died on February 24th
The black mathematician who guided the first manned spaceflights and... -
“Mad Mike” Hoare died on February 2nd
The commander of the “Wild Geese” mercenaries in Congo was... -
Richard Dudley, professor emeritus of mathematics, dies at 81
Longtime MIT professor strongly influenced the fields of probability, statistics,... -
Li Wenliang died on February 7th
The doctor who was one of the first to warn... -
Homero Gómez was apparently murdered on January 13th
The protector of Mexico’s overwintering Monarch butterflies was 50 -
Frank Press, MIT geophysicist and U.S. science adviser, dies at 95
An advocate of international scientific cooperation, Press served as an... -
Aron Bernstein, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88
Bernstein was a member of the Hadronic Physics Group in... -
Kobe Bryant died on January 26th
The five-rings champion basketball player was 41