[meteorite-list] Brain Mason - the passing of another of the greats
From: Mike Jensen <meteoriteplaya_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:19:27 -0700 Message-ID: <6f9da8300912142019j647055c2gc4da052972afdd3b_at_mail.gmail.com> Hi All Here is a couple of somewhat better obituary's; http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/08/AR2009120804129.html http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/Site/about/our_structure/fellows/bmasonobituary.aspx Mike Mike Jensen Meteorites 16730 E Ada PL Aurora, CO 80017-3137 USA 720-949-6220 IMCA 4264 website: www.jensenmeteorites.com On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote: > Hello All, > I thought I should pass this forward. > My father just informed me that Brian Mason's obituary appeared in > today's copy of the LA times; he passed December 3rd of this year. > He published countless publications and a number of well-received > books over the past several decades and was a major contributor to the > modern field of meteoritics. ?He'll most likely be best remembered for > his book "Meteorites" published back in 1962, a work that's still > often referenced today. > An all too-short biography can be found here. > > http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/meteorites/2/5 > > Best, > Jason > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Mon 14 Dec 2009 11:19:27 PM PST |
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