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Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies in Maine
Physicist Kenneth Wilson, who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions, has died in Maine, where he retired to enjoy kayaking with his wife. He was 77. Wilson, who died from complications of lymphoma, was in the physics department at Cornell ...
Kenneth Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies
A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77. Kenneth Wilson was in the physics department at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., when he won the Nobel Prize in 1982 for applying ...
Second City co-founder Bernard Sahlins dies at 90
Bernard "Bernie" Sahlins, who co-founded Chicago's Second City theater and who nurtured the early careers of many of the earliest stars of "Saturday Night Live," died Sunday. He was 90. Andrew Alexander, one of Second City's current owners and its CEO, told The Associated Press that Sahlins died peacefully at ...
US judge in Microsoft antitrust case dies at 76
Thomas Penfield Jackson, who as a federal judge in Washington presided over a historic Microsoft antitrust case and the drug possession trial of former Mayor Marion Barry, has died. Jackson died at his home in Compton, Md., his wife Patricia told The Associated Press on Sunday. He was 76 and ...
Shipping magnate Paul Soros dies in NYC at 87
Paul Soros, a successful innovator in shipping, philanthropist and the older brother of billionaire financier George Soros, died in New York City on Saturday after a long bout with a host of illnesses, said his son Peter Soros. He was 87. Soros, an engineer and businessman, founded Soros Associates, a ...
Investor in Grand Canyon Skywalk dies at 51
A Las Vegas businessman who developed the Grand Canyon Skywalk glass bridge in northwestern Arizona and later became entangled in legal battles about it has died in Los Angeles, a company representative said Friday. David Jin died Thursday at UCLA Medical Center after a four-year battle with cancer, Grand Canyon ...
Leffler's death puts spotlight on short tracks
Tony Stewart opened his remarks with a few words about his relationship with Jason Leffler. Moments later, he offered a brief plea amid growing safety questions about Leffler's death at a dirt-track race earlier this week. "I'd be grateful if you guys would understand that what happened this week wasn't ...
Funeral services for Miami (Ohio) basketball coach
Former players and coaching colleagues were among mourners at funeral services for former Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles, the school's career victory leader. Hundreds of people attended the visitation and funeral services Thursday at Millett Hall on the Miami campus in southwest Ohio. Former Miami stars Devin Davis, Damon ...
Former KKK leader Jeffery Berry dies at age 60
Jeffery Lynn Berry, who as leader of the American Knights of the Ku Klux Klan led marches on town squares that cost municipalities thousands of dollars in security costs, has died at age 60. Berry died May 31 from lung cancer at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., ...
Funeral services for Miami (Ohio) basketball coach
Former players and coaching colleagues were among mourners at funeral services for former Miami (Ohio) basketball coach Charlie Coles, the school's all-time leader in victories. Hundreds of people attended the visitation and funeral services Thursday at Millett Hall on the Miami campus in southwest Ohio. Former Miami stars Devin Davis, ...
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