Kitty O’Neil, deaf daredevil who became ‘world’s fastest woman,’ dies at 72
“People say I can’t do anything. I say to people I can do anything I want.”
Osamu Shimomura, atomic blast survivor and Nobel-winning chemist, dies at 90
While working at Friday Harbor Laboratories, a field station run by the University of Washington, Osamu Shimomura discovered a jellyfish protein that allows scientists to...
Erik Hauri, scientist who found water on the moon, dies at 52
Geochemist Erik Hauri helped usher in a new era in our understanding of the moon, an astronomical object now known to have ice on its...
Aiko Herzig Yoshinaga, champion of interned Japanese Americans, dies at 93
Her archival research led to reparations for Japanese Americans exiled to World War II internment camps.
Mel Weinberg, con artist at center of Abscam sting, dies at 93
Mel Weinberg inspired a character portrayed by Christian Bale in the 2013 movie “American Hustle.” Weinberg was widely regarded as the linchpin of the Abscam...
Jill Ker Conway, trailblazing historian and Smith College president, dies at 83
A historian who chronicled the role of women in American society and then made history of her own, serving as the first female president of...