In Memoriam Pierre-Lucien Lamant (1926-2007)

Ruggero Bortolami (1926-2014): in memoriam.

Starting with the hypothesis of Judah Folkman that tumor growth is angiogenesis dependent, this area of research has a solid scientific foundation. More than 30 years ago, Folkman found a revolutionary new way to think about cancer. He postulated that in order to survive and grow, tumors require blood vessels and that by cutting off the blood supply a cancer could be starved into remission. Sev...

In Memoriam Theodore J . Rivlin ( 1926 – 2006 )

It is, with heavy hearts, that we report that our friend and mentor, Theodore J. Rivlin, died on July 22, 2006, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, just weeks before his 80th birthday. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in his final years. Ted was an associate editor of Journal of Approximation Theory from its inception in 1968. Ted was born on September 11, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York. He rec...

In Memoriam: Chittoor V. Ramamoorthy, PhD 1926-2016

In memoriam: Robert Steven Ledley, DDS, MS (physics), 1926-2012.

Robert S. Ledley, one of the founding fathers of the field of medical decision making and the man who applied computer science to medical judgment and diagnosis, died July 24, 2012, after a prolonged struggle with Alzheimer’s. Our community, as well as the medical field as a whole, has lost a pioneering genius. Bob Ledley’s legacy will live on through his magnum opus ‘‘Reasoning Foundations of ...

In Memoriam: Christopher G. Reuther, 1973–2007

If you've ever flipped through this journal and been stopped by a compelling image that you had to examine or an intriguing layout that drew you into an article you might otherwise have skipped, chances are good that it was due to the talents of our colleague and friend Christopher Reuther. For 11 years, Chris created news stories, images, and layouts for EHP. His sudden death on April 24 at th...