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458. Kazuhiko Nishijima
04 October 1926 - 15 February 2009
Kyoto, JP
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
457. Robert Thomas Beyer
27 January 1920 - 19 August 2008
Providence, RI
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
456. Vladilen Stepanovich Letokhov
10 November 1939 - 21 March 2009
Troitsk, RU
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
455. Mildred Cohn
12 July 1913 - 12 October 2009
Philadelphia, PA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
454. Lev Kofman
17 June 1957 - 12 November 2009
Toronto, CA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
453. Roy Bickerton
1927 - 06 November 2009
Oxfordshire, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
452. Israel Gelfand
02 September 1913 - 05 October 2009
New Brunswick, NJ
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
451. Vitaly Ginzburg
October 4 1916 - 08 November 2009
Moscow, RU
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
450. John Wild
23 May 1938 - 10 August 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
449. Peter Dunnill
23 May 1938 - 10 August 2009
London, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
448. Louis Rosen
10 June 1818 - 15 August 2009
Los Alamos, NM
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
447. Joseph Purcell
23 September 2009
College Park, MD
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
446. Philip Altick
01 December 2008
Reno, NV
Submitted by A. Ravi P. Rau
445. Qian Xuesen
11 December 1911 - 31 October 2009
Bejing, China
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
444. Mitio Inokuti
06 July 1933 - 04 June 2009
Argonne, IL
Submitted by A. Ravi P. Rau
443. Gerhart Friedlander
28 July 1916 - 06 September 2009
South Setauket, NY
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
442. Clyde Lewis "Lew" Hedrick, Jr.
14 October 1939 - 19 September 2009
Oak Ridge, TN
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
441. Richard (Dick) Colchin
18 January 1937 - 02 August 2009
Knoxville, TN
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
440. Aage N. Bohr
19 July 1922 - 08 September 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
439. Peter Clay Eklund
07 June 1945 - 15 August 2009
State College, PA
Submitted by Gerald D Mahan
438. Roland Clements Hanson
1934 - 28 August 2009
Tempe, AZ
Submitted by Johnny Powell
437. Hans Christoph Siegmann
1935 - 19 June 2009
San Francisco, CA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
436. E. Leonard Jossem
19 May 1919 - 29 August 2009
Columbus, OH
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
435. Wu-Ki Tung
1940 - 30 March 2009
Seattle, WA
Submitted by Chip Brock
434. Peter Emil Siska
11 April 1943 - 27 February 2009
Pittsburgh, PA
Submitted by Chip Brock
433. Gerard Johan Nijgh
22 November 1923 - 24 May 2009
Eindhoven, NL
Submitted by Boudewijn Verhaar
432. Edward Francis Casassa
10 November 1924 - 19 June 2009
Pittsburgh, PA
Submitted by Guy C. Berry
431. Frank P. Buff
13 February 1924 - 01 July 2009
Rochester, NY
Submitted by Iva M. Buff
430. Dale Hasler Birdsall
19 July 1919 - 01 June 2009
Eureka, CA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
429. Irving Korobkin
18 October 1925 - 30 May 2009
Potomac, MD
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
428. Ronald Mason
14 December 1916 - 16 July 2009
San Diego, CA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
427. Gloria Gordon Bolotsky
28 July 1921 - 30 June 2009
Gaithersburg, MD
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
426. Peter Newman
14 June 1924 - 19 June 2009
Northhampton, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
425. Gerald Gardner
02 March 1926 - 25 July 2009
Pittsburgh, PA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
424. Conrade C. Hinds
29 January 1926 - 15 November 2008
Dayton, OH
Submitted by Conrade Hinds II
423. Robert L. Stearns
28 July 1926 - 13 June 2009
Poughkeepsie, NY
Submitted by Marshall Stearns
422. Robert Powell Guertin
05 July 1939 - 12 June 2009
Boston, MA
Submitted by Roger Tobin
421. David Franklin Hotz
13 June 2009
Fresno, CA
Submitted by Robert Asendorf
420. John Nicholas Scott
23 September 1916 – 19 January 2009
Wingate, NC
Submitted by Christine Scott
419. John McDowell Walsh
06 November 1923 – 09 March 2009
Los Alamos, NM
Submitted by John Dienes
418. Hilda Fleming
05 January 1914 – 27 January 2009
Edinburgh, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editoral Staff
417. Joseph Kyame
1925 – 27 February 2009
New Orleans, LA
Submitted by Physics Today Editoral Staff
416. John Walsh McDowell
06 November 1923 - 09 March 2009
Los Alamos, NM
Submitted by John Dienes
415. George G. Shor Jr.
1923 - 03 July 2009
San Diego, CA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
414. Jack Dainty
07 May 1919 - 29 May 2009
Toronto, CA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
413. George K. Fraenkel
27 July 1921 - 10 June 2009
New York, NY
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
412. Morris Krauss
1932 - 29 May 2009
New York, NY
Submitted by William H. Kirchhoff
411. Jack Eddy
25 March 1931 - 10 June 2009
Boulder, CO
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
410. Roger Kelly
11 June 1933 - 02 April 2009
Trento, IT
Submitted by Nghi Q. Lam
409. Thomas W. Stern
1923 - 23 May 2009
Washington, DC
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
408. Ephraim Katzir
16 May 1916 - 30 May 2009
Rehovot, IL
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
407. Peter Schlein
18 November 1932 - 26 February 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Submitted by Samim Erhan
406. Marcel Weinrich
23 October 2008
Jersey City, NJ
Submitted by Mason Weinrich
405. Mineo Kimura
15 November 1946 - 02 February 2008
Kyushu, JP
Submitted by Phillip C. Stancil
404. Herbert Frank York
24 November 1921 - 19 May 2009
San Diego, CA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
403. Toshiyuki Toyoda
1920 - 2009
Nagoya University
Submitted by Michiji Konuma
402. Brian W. Galusha
1944 - 16 April 2009
Washington, D. C.
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
401. John William Snider
13 September 1924 - 19 February 2009
Oxford, OH
Submitted by Glenn M. Julian
400. Bob Boucher
25 April 1940 - 25 March 2009
Sheffield, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
399. Lester S. Skaggs
11 November 1911 - 03 April 2009
Chicago, IL
Submitted by Franca T. Kuchnir
398. Oliver Overseth
11 May 1928 - 17 July 2008
Ann Arbor, MI
Submitted by Carol Rabuck
397. Jack Good
09 December 1916 - 05 April 2009
Blacksburg, VA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
396. Laszlo Tisza
1907 - 08 April 2009
Cambridge, MA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
395. John Maddox
27 November 1925 - 12 April 2009
London, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
394. David L. Band
09 January 1957 - 16 March 2009
Greenbelt, MD
Submitted by Chris R. Shrader
393. Wyn Price
1938 - 2009
Middlesex, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
392. Stanley L. Jaki
17 August 1924 - 07 April 2009
South Orange, NJ
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
391. Sumner P. Davis
18 March 1924 - 31 December 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Submitted by Jack Feinberg
390. Kazumi Maki
27 January 1936 - 10 September 2008
Los Angeles, CA
Submitted by Stephan Haas
389. Oleksa‑Myron Petrovych Bilaniuk
15 December 1926 - 27 March 2009
Swarthmore, PA
Submitted by Mark Heald
388. Clifford Gerald Olson
06 July 1942 - 21 February 2009
Oregon, WI
Submitted by David. W. Lynch
387. Peer Portner
08 January 1940 - 09 February 2009
Oakland, CA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
386. John W. Wrench, Jr.
13 October 1911 - 27 February 2009
Bethesda, MD
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
385. Martin J. Klein
25 June 1924 - 28 March 2009
New Haven, CT
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
384. Hans E. Band
14 October 1924 - 04 March 2009
Bedford, MA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
383. Robert Keith Bullough
21 November 1929 - 30 August 2008
Manchester, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
382. Marie Boas Hall
18 October 1919 - 23 February 2009
London, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
381. Laurence M. Andrews
1919 - 27 February 2009
Washington, D. C.
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
380. Arthur Code
13 August 1923 - 11 March 2009
Madison, WI
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
379. Harry Soodak
24 December 1920 - 30 September 2008
New York, NY
Submitted by Harry Lustig, Martin S. Tiersten, and Leonard Susskind
378. Mario Humberto Acuña
21 March 1940 - 05 March 2009
Greenbelt, MD
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
377. Joseph Gerard Gorman
05 June 1926 - 18 February 2009
Longmont, CO
Submitted by Randy Ahlberg
376. Marshall Fox Crouch
22 November 1920 - 18 February 2009
Cleveland, OH
Submitted by William Fickinger
375. George Masek
1927 - 11 April 2008
San Diego, CA
Submitted by Wayne Vernon and Hans P. Paar
374. Giuseppe Franco Bassani
29 October 1929 - 25 September 2008
Pisa, IT
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
373. Kenneth Edward Davis
26 September 1914 - 23 February 2009
Portland, OR
Submitted by Robert E. Reynolds
372. Frank C. Shoemaker
1922 - 11 February 2009
Princeton, NJ
Submitted by Alan Chodos
371. Jack Cover
06 April 1920 - 13 February 2009
Inglewood, CA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
370. Thomas F. Rogers
11 August 1923 - 13 February 2009
Washington, D.C.
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
369. Ralph Roberts
1915 - 26 January 2009
Washington, D.C.
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
368. Rupert Hall
26 July 1920 - 05 February 2009
London, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
367. John Holt
15 February 1918 - 06 January 2009
London, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
366. Walter Kauzmann
18 August 1916 - 27 January 2009
Princeton, NJ
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
365. Thiru Thirunamachandran
13 October 2008
London, UK
Submitted by David Andrews
364. Konrad Dannenberg
05 August 1912 - 15 February 2009
Huntsville, AL
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
363. Jack Harris
02 June 1932 - 03 February 2009
Gloucestershire, UK
Submitted by John Finney and Robert Hinde
362. Frank Joseph Loeffler
05 September 1928 - 28 July 2008
West Lafeyette, IN
Submitted by P. Palfrey and N.J. Giordano
361. Robert Harold McFarland
10 January 1918 - 14 September 2008
Neosho, MO
Submitted by Edward B. Hale and John T. Park
360. Thomas Allen Green
21 March 1925 - 23 October 2008
Albequerque, NM
Submitted by Horst Meyer
359. J.B. Gunn
13 May 1928 - 02 December 2008
Yorktown Heights, NY
Submitted by Janet Gunn
358. Douglas Colvin
1930 - 03 February 2009
Harwell, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
357. Leslie Curry
1923 - 12 January 2009
Toronto, CA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
356. Robert Gibson
12 May 1926 - 23 December 2008
Oxford, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
355. Jack Drinkwater
1914 - 28 July 2008
Thornton, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
354. Alan S. Hirshberg
13 April 1942 - 21 December 2008
Bethesda, MD
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
353. Alan Fraser
09 December 1922 - 24 November 2008
Aldermaston, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
352. Shiva Subramanya
08 April 1933 - 06 February 2009
Washington, D.C.
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
351. John Lamar Worzel
21 February 1919 - 26 December 2008
Austin, TX
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
350. James Philip Elliott
27 July 1929 - 21 October 2008
Brighton, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
349. Bela Molnar
19 June 1927 - 05 November 2008
Alexandria, VA
Submitted by Eva T. Molnar
348. Robert L. Gluckstern
1924 - 17 December 2008
College Park, MD
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
347. John Clemow
09 November 1911 - 17 November 2008
London, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
346. Howard M. Messner
1937 - 04 December 2008
Washington, DC
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
345. John North
19 May 1934 - 31 October 2008
Groningen, NL
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
344. George Bishop
16 January 1927 - 11 October 2008
Ispra, IT
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
343. Kiyoshi Itô
07 September 1915 - 10 November 2008
Kyoto, JP
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
342. Edwin E. Salpeter
03 December 1924 - 26 November 2008
Ithaca, NY
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
341. Carl D. Keith
29 May 1920 - 09 November 2008
Iselin, NJ
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
340. Oliver Selfridge
10 May 1926 - 03 December 2008
Boston, MA
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff
339. Jim Message
1932 - November 2008
Liverpool, UK
Submitted by Physics Today Editorial Staff