Robert McFadden

Senior Writer, Obituaries at The New York Times

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Harrison Ruffin Tyler, grandson of 1840s president, dies at 96

6 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Robert McFadden

Harrison Ruffin TylerUncredited/Associated PressHarrison Ruffin Tyler, the last surviving grandson of John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, who was born just after George Washington became president 236 years ago and who served in the White House from 1841 to 1845, died on Sunday at his home in Richmond, Virginia. He was 96. His death was confirmed by Annique Dunning, the executive director of Sherwood Forest Plantation, a private foundation established by the Tyler family.
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, Grandson of the 10th President, Is Dead at 96

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Robert McFadden

Milwaukee-area officer quit last police job after appearing to miss 200 work hours - The Badger ProjectMilwaukee-area officer quit last police job after appearing to miss 200 work hours An internal investigation found the officer, Amanda Lang, had …
Harrison Ruffin Tyler, Grandson of the 10th President, Is Dead at 96

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Robert McFadden

He was the last of three generations spanning nearly the entire history of the United States: When his grandfather was born, George Washington had just become president. Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the last surviving grandson of John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, who was born just after George Washington became president 236 years ago and who served in the White House from 1841 to 1845, died on Sunday at his home in Richmond, Va. He was 96.
Ronnie Dugger, Crusading Texas Journalist, Dies at 95

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Robert McFadden

As founding editor of The Texas Observer, he fought bigotry and exposed corporate greed, political chicanery and government corruption. Ronnie Dugger, the crusading editor of a small but influential Texas journal who challenged presidents, corporations and America's privileged classes to face their responsibility for racism, poverty and the perils of nuclear war, died on Tuesday at an assisted living facility in Austin, Texas. He was 95.
Richard L. Garwin, a creator of the hydrogen bomb, dies at 97

3 weeks ago | bostonglobe.com | Robert McFadden

While his mentor, Nobel laureate Enrico Fermi, called him “the only true genius I have ever met,” Dr. Garwin was not the father of the hydrogen bomb. Hungarian-born physicist Edward Teller and Polish mathematician Stanislaw Ulam, who developed theories for a bomb, may have greater claims to that sobriquet. A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.
Richard L. Garwin, a creator of the hydrogen bomb, dies at 97

3 weeks ago | seattletimes.com | Robert McFadden

Richard L. Garwin, an architect of America’s hydrogen bomb, who shaped defense policies for postwar governments and laid the groundwork for insights into the structure of the universe as well as for computer marvels like touch-screen monitors, died on Tuesday at his home in Scarsdale, New York. He was 97. His death was confirmed by his son Thomas. A polymathic physicist and geopolitical thinker, Garwin was only 23 when he built the world’s first fusion bomb.
Richard L. Garwin, a creator of the hydrogen bomb, dies at 97

3 weeks ago | spokesman.com | Robert McFadden

Richard L. Garwin, an architect of America’s hydrogen bomb, who shaped defense policies for postwar governments and laid the groundwork for insights into the structure of the universe as well as for medical and computer marvels, died on Tuesday at his home in Scarsdale, New York. He was 97. His death was confirmed by his son Thomas. A polymathic physicist and geopolitical thinker, Garwin was only 23 when he built the world’s first fusion bomb.
Richard L. Garwin, a Creator of the Hydrogen Bomb, Dies at 97

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Robert McFadden

Many scientists contributed to the final result, but he was the one who, as a young physicist, designed the world's deadliest weapon. He went on to advise a dozen presidents. Richard L. Garwin, an architect of America's hydrogen bomb, who shaped defense policies for postwar governments and laid the groundwork for insights into the structure of the universe as well as for medical and computer marvels , died on Tuesday at his home in Scarsdale, N.Y. He was 97.
George Ryan, Illinois governor who halted prison executions, dies at 91

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Robert McFadden

George H. Ryan, the Illinois governor who reopened a national debate over capital punishment in 2000 by imposing a moratorium on death-row executions in his state, and who later went to prison for taking bribes in an earlier role as the Illinois secretary of state, died Friday at his home in Kankakee, Ill. He was 91. His death was confirmed by his son, George H.
Herbert J. Gans, who upended myths on urban and suburban life, dies at 97

1 month ago | bostonglobe.com | Robert McFadden

Herbert J. Gans, an eminent sociologist who studied the communities and cultural bastions of America up close and shattered popular myths about urban and suburban life, poverty, ethnic groups, and the news media, died Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 97. His death was confirmed by his son, David.

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