Father of LCD dies at 74
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Tribute to the 'modern day Isaac Newton' Obituary French Nobel laureate Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, a pioneer of the liquid crystal display (LCD), died last week at the age of 74.â¦
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MUMBAI: One of the giants of British radio BBC disc jockey John Peel, whose nightly Radio One programme is credited with launching the careers of British bands including New Order and Joy Division passed away from al heart attack.
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The founder of Seagate Technologies died on Tuesday following complications from heart surgery.
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SAN FRANCISCO Computer scientist Bob Evans, who helped popularize personal computing, has died. He was 77. His son Doug said Evans died Thursday of heart failure at his home in the San Francisco of Hillsborough.
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South African playwright Gibson Kente, the founding father of black township theater who announced he had HIV/AIDS last year, died in Soweto on Sunday. He was 72.
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Lord James Hanson, a wealthy industrialist whose business prospered by acquiring poorly run, low-tech companies and turning them into money makers, died after a long battle with cancer, his spokesman said. He was 82.
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Tributes poured in last night for legendary radio DJ John Peel, whose untimely death left generations of music fans in mourning. The veteran East Anglian-based presenter, who discovered dozens of major bands
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By David Magliano, The Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Dec. 16--You know what size television you want, and you know how much  you want to spend, but do you know your LCD from your DLP?   You're not alone.
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LOS ANGELES - The mother of a 28-year-old man who died after an audio alarm on his vital signs monitor was turned down sued Martin Luther King Jr.
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Ahmet Ertegun, the music magnate who founded Atlantic Records and shaped the careers of John Coltrane, Ray Charles, the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and many others, died yesterday in Manhattan. He was 83.
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Christian Brando, the eldest son of Hollywood icon Marlon Brando who made worldwide news in 1990 by shooting dead his sister's boyfriend, died on Saturday at the age of 49, his lawyer said.
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The founder of the legendary Bowery punk-rock club died on Tuesday from lung cancer. He was 75.
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John Peel, a legend and favorite DJ on British Broadcasting, died Monday at 65 of a heart attack. Peel was known for ditching standard play lists and simply spinning the music he liked.
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Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of the late actor Marlon Brando, has died from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital, an attorney said Saturday. He was 49.
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John Peel the most influential and widely respected DJ of several generations of music fans died suddenly after a heart attack on Monday, while on holiday with his family in Peru.
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Christian Brando, the tormented son of late Hollywood acting legend Marlon Brando, has died in Los Angeles from pneumonia, his family and lawyers told US media Saturday. He was 49.
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US soul legend Ike Turner, former husband and musical partner of Tina Turner, dies at the age of 76.