Author: DXO
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GoogObits: Lynda Van Devanter, Nurse Who Became Chronicler of Her Wartime Pain, Dies at 55
Lynda Van Devanter, whose pained account of her life as an Army nurse in Vietnam focused attention on the burdens of American servicewomen in the war, died on Nov. 15 at her home in Herndon, Va. She was 55.
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Two Magnificent Heart Attacks
This is the first “On The Same Day” I published on the GoogObits Salon Blog
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GoogObits: Victor Herbert, Scientist Who Linked Folic Acid to Anemia, Dies at 75
Dr. Victor D. Herbert, whose experiments on himself 40 years ago showed that a shortage of folic acid found in leafy vegetables and fruits caused a type of anemia, died on Nov. 19 in New York City. He was 75.
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GoogObits: Lefty Wilson, 83, Trainer and Emergency N.H.L. Goalie, Dies
Lefty Wilson, 83, Trainer and Emergency N.H.L. Goalie, Dies (archive.org) November 9, 2002 By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN Lefty Wilson, a longtime trainer for the Detroit Red Wings who left the bench three times to become an emergency goalie in National Hockey League games [~] twice facing his own team [~] died Tuesday in Naples, Fla. He was 83. Wilson,…
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GoogObits: Heinz von Foerster, a Leading Information Theorist, Dies at 90
Heinz von Foerster, a Leading Information Theorist, Dies at 90 (archive.org) November 9, 2002 By JOHN MARKOFF Heinz von Foerster, a physicist and a philosopher who was an early leader in the field of information theory, died on Oct. 2 at his home in Pescadero, Calif. He was 90. In the 1940’s and 1950’s Dr. von Foerster was…