In Memory of Henrik A.L. Hartmann, 1920-2007

Aaron B. Lerner, 1920-2007.

Lerner, called “The Bunsen Burner” by his high school classmates, was a scientist’s scientist. Born in 1921, he later took Bunsen as his middle name. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota, both in 1945. In 1952, he moved to Oregon with his friend and colleague Thomas B. Fitzpatrick, who was the newly appointed head of the University of Oregon Medical School’s Div...

Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. 1920–2007

The world has lost one of its great scientists and the University of California its most influential educator with the death of Daniel E. Koshland, Jr. on Monday, July 23, 2007. Dan’s career spanned 60 years of creative biochemical research, and he was actively planning his next experiments on the Friday before his sudden death. Those of us fortunate enough to have experienced Dan’s extraordina...

Evolution. Retrospective: in memory of John Maynard Smith (1920-2004).

In Memory of Al Cameron

Al Cameron, who died recently (October 3, 2005) at 80, was one of the giants in astrophysics. His insights were profound and his interests were wide-ranging. Originally trained as a nuclear physicist, he made major contributions in a number of fields, including nuclear reactions in stars, nucleosynthesis, the abundances of the elements in the Solar System, and the origin of the Solar System and...

For the Record: The Embodiment of Organizational Memory, 1850-1920

One of a firm's key organizational capabilities is an active organizational memory that allows it to store and retrieve knowledge of facts, processes, or experiences. A review of the recent literature on organizational memory shows that there are widely varying views of its nature, locus, and influence [21]. The concept of an organizational--as opposed to individual--memory is viewed by some as...