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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Arif Ali, regional product director for Europe, Middle East and Africa for The Associated Press, died of cancer at his home Thursday. He was 46.
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Al Shugart, a pioneer in the computer disk drive industry and one of Silicon Valley's most colorful entrepreneurs, has died. He was 76.
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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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Christian Brando, the troubled eldest son of the late famed actor Marlon Brando, has died from pneumonia at a Los Angeles hospital, an attorney said 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.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Randy Hubbard Parker, the son of Simone G. Parker and rap star KRS-One, was found dead in his Atlanta apartment this past weekend. The Fulton County Atlanta Medical Center lists the cause of death as a suicide. He was 23.
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The veteran DJ John Peel has died aged 65. He suffered a heart attack shortly after being taken ill during a working holiday in the city of Cuzco, Peru, with his wife Sheila.
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LONDON - Radio DJ John Peel, one of the key figures in British rock music over the past 35 years, who championed virtually every important act of that period on his long-running show, has died after a heart attack, the BBC announced Tuesday.
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Soul star Ike Turner, former husband and musical partner of Tina Turner, dies at the age of 76.
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The end of an era has arrived at Sony as the father of the PlayStation, Ken Kutaragi, stepped down on Tuesday.
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Christian Brando, the troubled  eldest son of Hollywood icon Marlon Brando, has died at the age  of 49, media reports said on Saturday.
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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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Bill France, the son of NASCAR founder William France, Sr. who is credited with helping grow the stock car racing circuit into a multi-billion dollar U.S. sports phenomenon, died on Monday in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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James LeVoy Sorenson, the 86-year-old founder of Sorenson Squeeze digital video compression and encoding technology, dies of cancer.
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By Staff Reports  JETTON -- Donald Ray, 59, passed away Saturday September 2, 2006, after losing a battle with a life-long illness. He was born November 12, 1946, in Lynwood, CA. He was diagnosed with polio at the age of 4, but continued to be active throughout his life.
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Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&amp;B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, died Thursday at 83, his spokesman said.