In Memoriam: Donald Ainslie Henderson, 1928–2016

Donald Ainslie (D. A.) Henderson, MD, MPH (1928–2016) Smallpox Eradication: Leadership and Legacy

It was said in ancient Greece that when Aeschines spoke the crowd uttered, “What a great orator,” but when Demosthenes spoke they shouted, “Let us march!” Donald Ainslie (D. A. since childhood) Henderson became commanding general of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) Intensified Smallpox Eradication Programme in October 1966. To many of the more than 150 000 pox-warriors who marched until ...

In Memoriam-Professor Ajit K.Padhy

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SIR STEWART DUKE - ELDER , D . AINSLIE and

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George W. Housner, Carl F Braun Professor of Engineering, emeritus, died after a short illness on 10 November 2008, just a few weeks before his 98th birthday. He was in the retirement home in Pasadena where he had lived for several years. For all of us who knew George, this marked the end of an era. Few people have guided and nurtured a field the way George led earthquake engineering over a per...

In Memoriam: Mark Everingham

MARK EVERINGHAM was a brilliant colleague. You may have been aware of him at conferences where he asked penetrating questions that could crystallize a key aspect of a paper. In conversation with him you might have been stunned by a new connection he made between areas of research or to a crucial related work. These questions and observations were a reflection of his very broad knowledge and dee...