[meteorite-list] Colin Pillinger

From: Graham Ensor <graham.ensor_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 9 May 2014 18:15:23 +0100
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I'm pleased that his name is being remembered around the world at this
point. His death was quite a shock as, along with Martin, we were both
working with him on projects. (I spent over half an hour on the phone
to him a few days ago) He was a very kind, brilliant and inspiring
man. "A star amongst stars". ....and his lecture shows just that.

Graham

On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Martin Goff via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Hi Kevin, all,
>
> Thank you for your double thumbs up regarding Colin Pillinger's
> Faraday lecture. It was the second time I had posted a link to it here
> but felt that it was such a good example of the persona of Colin
> Pillinger that it needed a repeat post so that people could watch it
> and celebrate the life of such a great character now sadly no longer
> with us.
>
> I cannot recommend it enough, like Kevin says full of insights into
> the history of key events within the field of meteoritics and laced
> with his customary sense of humour. Seeing as the prize is awarded for
> excellence in communicating science I think the lecture is a superb
> example of why the award was so well deserved :-)
>
> Kevin writes 'did you know the Wold Cottage was a mansion?' Well it
> is indeed and Colin was great friends with Derek and Katrina Gray, the
> owners of the Wold Cottage. I have stayed there numerous times and
> cannot recommend it enough as i and my family have just booked another
> stay for a week this summer :-)
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin
>
> Martin Goff
> www.msg-meteorites.co.uk
> IMCA #3387
> Sent from my mobile phone
>
> Team Meteorite:
>
> The 'Michael Faraday Prize Lecture' video linked here yesterday in a
> list member's heartfelt obituary for the late Professor Colin
> Pillinger earns a 'two thumbs up' from this reviewer.
>
> Professor Pillinger offers insights into the falls of Ensisheim,
> Sienna, Wold Cottage and Chassigny full of content I have never known,
> and I consider myself somewhat of a met history buff. Did you know
> that 'Wold Cottage' was a mansion? That the owner's sense of humor was
> exposed when he named his black dog, 'Snowball'?
>
> The photos and drawings used to illustrate Pillinger's stories were
> also unknown to me, and are exquisite. I wish for copies to hang over
> the fireplace.
>
> And speaking of dogs, Professor Pillinger calls the Nakhla dog story
> apocalyptic. And I'm here to tell you.... well, you know how I feel
> about that :>)
>
> A discussion of ALH84001 and EETA79001 and their revealed carbonates
> led him to state, "Life on Mars could be contemporary."
>
> But here's some words to consider, as we all soon enough will be
> 'falling stars'...
>
> "All you that do behold my stone,
> O, think how swiftly I was gone.
> Death doth not always warning give,
> Therefore be careful how you live."
>
> Watch the celebration of a man's life given to meteoritics. See it here.
>
> https://royalsociety.org/events/2012/stones-from-the-sky/
>
> Kevin Kichinka
> Rio Oro, Santa Ana, Costa Rica
> "The Art of Collecting Meteorites" on Amazon and Barnes and Noble
> "The Global Meteorite Price Report - 2015" available December, 2014.
> MARSROX at gmail.com
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