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Nobel winner dies of apparent heart attack

Original post made on Apr 7, 2011

Dr. Baruch "Barry" Blumberg, a Nobel Prize winner, died of an apparent heart attack at NASA Ames Research Center at Moffett Field on Tuesday, April 5. Blumberg, 85, was a former director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, April 7, 2011, 10:39 AM

Comments (4)

Posted by Know-It-All
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Apr 7, 2011 at 10:55 am

Thank you for the article... "Columbia¹s College" should be "Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons." [Web Link


Posted by Bubble_Head
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Apr 7, 2011 at 11:00 am

...the nation's space program.' -> Single quote should be double quote: a quotation mark that consists of two marks ("), not one.


Posted by George
a resident of Rex Manor
on Apr 7, 2011 at 2:30 pm

Jeeze guys.... a Great man passes away, and all we hear is minor bickering about a name of a school and a fuss about perhaps incorrect quotation marks.
Get a life you knit-pickers.
I say, "Thanks Dr. Blumberg, thanks for your scientific expertise. The world (and your family) will miss you."

George


Posted by Voice_Vigilante
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Apr 9, 2011 at 5:01 pm

@George:

Thank you for your feedback; however, "knit-pickers" should be "nitpickers." [Web Link


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