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In a 2008 paper titled "Prescription for Survival: A Doctor's Journey to Ending Nuclear Madness," Dr. Lown shared the story of his anti-nuclear group, noting that the end of the Cold War had not resolved the threat of annihilation.…

Isadore Singer, who combined vast fields of mathematics and physics to become one of the most important mathematicians of his day, died Thursday at his Boxborough, Massachusetts home. He was 96 years old.His death was confirmed by his…

Mr. Altman's survivors include Mrs. Carter and her son, a daughter, Jessica Carter Altman, a singer and lawyer; and two sisters, Susan and Nancy Altman.After giving up banking and the law, Mr. Altman founded ZeniMax, based in Rockville,…

This obituary is part of a series about people who died from the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here.Dr. David Katzenstein was perhaps a dreamer, "with sometimes brilliant and sometimes a little aloof ideas," said a colleague…

This obituary is part of a series about people who died from the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here.Helen Etuk dreamed of becoming a pediatrician. As a senior in college, she loved children and wanted to work hard to help them…

Her research brought hope to develop treatments to reduce T cell immunosuppression, especially in the elderly."Millie loved the science," said Dr. Carl Grunfeld, deputy chief of staff for research and development at the San Francisco VA…

In 1956, the Rosenbluths moved to San Diego, where Marshall Rosenbluth took up a position at General Atomics, a division of General Dynamics established to study the peaceful uses of atomic energy. Their marriage ended in divorce in…

What set Rabbi Twerski apart from many other Orthodox therapists was his willingness to look outside of his community. In one of his works, "The Shame Worn in Silence: Spouse Abuse in the Jewish Community" (1996), he highlighted a problem…

Paul J. Crutzen, a Dutch scientist who received a Nobel Prize for work warning the world of the threat to the planet's ozone layer from chemicals and who continued to advocate action against global warming, died in Mainz on January 28th.…

After four years at the University of Rochester Medical Center, he returned to New Jersey to accept a position at Rutgers, and in 2009 joined the Cell and DNA Repository, a university-owned company that provides data management and analysis…