Hans Bethe died today.* I had the honor of hearing him speak about 11 and a half years ago. I remember almost not going to the lecture but I am glad I did. How often does one here a Nobel prize laureate talk to a small crowd? He was nearly 90 back then but you didn't know it. He still is one of the best speakers I have ever had the privilege of seeing. He was lively and warm, a trait you don't often see in the scientific types. The speech wasn't a hardcore scientific lecture but a history of things he had seen and people he met. A lot of knowledge passed out of our world today and the world is a little dimmer for it.
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