Professor Emeritus Bruce Mazlish, pioneer in the field of global history, dies at 93 | MIT News
Historian and prolific author served as an MIT professor for more than 50 years.
Dec. 6, 2016 • ~3 min
Arthur Kaledin, professor emeritus of history and American studies, dies at 86 | MIT News
Scholar and noted expert in the life of French diplomat and political scientist Alexis de Tocqueville was an acclaimed MIT teacher.
Dec. 6, 2016 • ~4 min
Professor Emeritus Jay Forrester, digital computing and system dynamics pioneer, dies at 98 | MIT News
The inventor of an early form of RAM had an outsized influence on organizational dynamics, supply chains, and sustainability.
Nov. 19, 2016 • ~6 min
Stephen Connors, leading alternative energy researcher, dies at 58 | MIT News
MIT researcher helped to make solar and wind power mainstream.
Nov. 18, 2016 • ~7 min
Susan Lindquist, pioneering biologist and former director of Whitehead Institute, dies at 67 | MIT News
Biology professor and mentor to many investigated protein folding and its role in disease.
Oct. 28, 2016 • ~10 min
Professor Emeritus Whitman Richards dies at 84 | MIT News
Longtime professor and beloved advisor was known for advances in experimental and theoretical studies of vision, perception, and cognition.
Oct. 17, 2016 • ~5 min
Professor Emeritus Ali Javan, inventor of the first gas laser, dies at 89 | MIT News
Longtime MIT professor was a trailblazer in the fields of laser technology and quantum electronics.
Sept. 29, 2016 • ~10 min
Kerson Huang, professor emeritus of physics, dies at 88 | MIT News
Theoretical physicist was also known for his translations of Chinese texts.
Sept. 9, 2016 • ~3 min
Family and friends recall Drew Esquivel | MIT News
A talented scholar and athlete, the MIT rising senior “never failed to see the good in others.”
Aug. 23, 2016 • ~8 min
Dean Alden Horn, former director of MIT Sea Grant College Program, dies at 95 | MIT News
Retired U.S. Navy captain made many contributions to Arctic research and undergraduate marine education.
Aug. 5, 2016 • ~3 min
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