[meteorite-list] Brain Mason - the passing of another of the greats

From: Mike Jensen <meteoriteplaya_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:19:27 -0700
Message-ID: <6f9da8300912142019j647055c2gc4da052972afdd3b_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi All
Here is a couple of somewhat better obituary's;
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/08/AR2009120804129.html
http://www.royalsociety.org.nz/Site/about/our_structure/fellows/bmasonobituary.aspx


Mike


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On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
> I thought I should pass this forward.
> My father just informed me that Brian Mason's obituary appeared in
> today's copy of the LA times; he passed December 3rd of this year.
> He published countless publications and a number of well-received
> books over the past several decades and was a major contributor to the
> modern field of meteoritics. ?He'll most likely be best remembered for
> his book "Meteorites" published back in 1962, a work that's still
> often referenced today.
> An all too-short biography can be found here.
>
> http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/meteorites/2/5
>
> Best,
> Jason
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Received on Mon 14 Dec 2009 11:19:27 PM PST