Stratoscope 6 years ago

> In a 2012 interview for this obituary, he talked about the pleasure he took in a life of science.

That has to be one of the eeriest and most flattering calls one could ever receive:

"Hi, I'm from the New York Times, and I would like to interview you for your obituary."

  • sp332 6 years ago

    They try to be circumspect about it, like "Hey famous person, I haven't heard about you for a while. What have you been up to?" but it's still pretty obvious what it's about.

nickm12 6 years ago

This is fascinating. I've never seen an obituary published so long after someone's death before.

aerovistae 6 years ago

He died in 2016, to be clear.

sizzzzlerz 6 years ago

You mean the Done bell only went off now?