Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Oh no! Rustum Roy is dead.
I was going to follow up the previous entry with a longer list of the accomplishments of Materials Science. I started by googling Rustum Roy, because he's pretty much the founder and icon of this hugely important but nearly unnoticed discipline.
To my dismay, I found that Dr Roy died last week! The obituary appeared today in the Pittsburgh papers.
Rustum Roy was a GREAT MAN.
Like Norman Borlaug, who died a year ago, Roy developed a REAL science to its fullest extent and spread its benefits around the world.
They don't make 'em like that now. We'll never see another scientist of the same quality.
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Personal note: I encountered Dr Roy a few times at Penn State when I was working on projects that had some connection with Materials Science. He apparently liked to check in on related projects though they weren't in his department. He struck me as a true scholar: "gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche." ¶ 12:29 PM
To my dismay, I found that Dr Roy died last week! The obituary appeared today in the Pittsburgh papers.
Rustum Roy was a GREAT MAN.
Like Norman Borlaug, who died a year ago, Roy developed a REAL science to its fullest extent and spread its benefits around the world.
They don't make 'em like that now. We'll never see another scientist of the same quality.
= = = = =
Personal note: I encountered Dr Roy a few times at Penn State when I was working on projects that had some connection with Materials Science. He apparently liked to check in on related projects though they weren't in his department. He struck me as a true scholar: "gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche." ¶ 12:29 PM
