Inventor Dies As 'Breathable' Nail Polish Becomes Hit With Muslim Women
by Serri Graslie
Wojciech Inglot was a chemist and entrepreneur who tried to come up with a more healthful alternative to traditional nail polish. He died Feb. 23.
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Stefan Kudelski, Who Made Sound Recording Portable, Dies
by April Fehling
Stefan Kudelski, inventor of the first portable professional sound recorder, has died. His Nagra tape recorder, created in 1951, revolutionized film by giving filmmakers the freedom to record scenes at virtually any location.
Journalist Eugene Patterson, Civil Rights Advocate, Dies
by Dana Farrington
The Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist was editor of The Atlanta-Journal Constitution in the '60s and urged fellow Southern whites to support the civil rights movement. He died Saturday of complications from cancer.
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Aaron Swartz, Reddit Co-Founder And Online Activist, Dies At 26
by Melisa Goh
He was 14 when he co-authored RSS and later helped found the company that would became the social media website Reddit. Internet activist Aaron Swartz was found dead in his Brooklyn apartment, authorities say. He was 26.
Gerda Lerner Dies, Women's Studies Trailblazer
Professor Gerda Lerner taught the first women's studies classes and established the first doctoral program in the subject at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1980.
Newtown Teacher And Students Remembered For The Light They Brought
by Padmananda Rama
Family and Friends celebrate the lives of Victoria, Daniel, Caroline and Charlotte, recalling how each of them could light up a room. The teacher and three students were killed in the school shooting in Newtown on Friday.
Parents of Slain Children Share Memories At Newtown Funerals
by Padmananda Rama
Two more funerals were held in Newtown Tuesday, for first-graders James Mattioli and Jessica Rekos. The two were killed in the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school on Friday.
Architect Oscar Niemeyer, Who Designed Brazil's Capital, Dies
by Krishnadev Calamur
The Pritzker Prize-winning architect was known for some of the world's most famous modernist buildings, including Brasilia's crown-shaped cathedral. He was 104.
Sen. George McGovern Dies
by Melisa Goh
Sen. George McGovern lost the 1972 presidential bid to Richard Nixon yet inspired a new generation of voters with his candidacy and opposition to the Vietnam War. A family spokesman told the AP McGovern died Sunday at a hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D., surrounded by family and friends. He was 90.
Remembering Andrew Brimmer, First Black On Federal Reserve's Board
by Mark Memmott
A sharecropper's son, he was appointed to the central bank's board in 1966 and served into 1974. Brimmer went on to serve the nation in other ways, including as chairman of the Washington, D.C., Control Board.
Former 'New York Times' Publisher Arthur O. Sulzberger Dies At 86
by Melisa Goh
The New York Times prospered under Sulzberger's guidance, leading the way in financially difficult times through innovation and savvy management. Under Sulzberger, the paper added sections and editions, won 31 Pulitzer prizes, and played a historic role in defending the First Amendment.
Actor Herbert Lom, Exasperated 'Pink Panther' Police Chief, Dies
by Mark Memmott
Driven mad by the comic incompetence of Inspector Clouseau, Lom's police chief Charles Dreyfus grew increasingly unstable (and increasingly funny, many would say) in seven Pink Panther movies.
'All That's Great About America': Nation Bids Neil Armstrong Farewell
by Eyder Peralta
Armstrong was remembered at the Washington National Cathedral by regular folks and dignitaries.
Slain U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens Thrived On Tough Assignments
by Greg Myre
The ambassador always wanted to get out of the embassy and experience events firsthand. Stevens spent much of his career in North Africa and was thrilled to be in Libya at this crucial time in its history.
Joe South, Of 'Games People Play' Fame, Dies
by Mark Memmott
The singer, songwriter and guitarist also wrote (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden and played on seminal albums by Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel. But did you know he wrote Deep Purple's hit Hush?
NFL Owner Art Modell Dies; He Was 'Vilified' In Cleveland, A Hero In Baltimore
by Mark Memmott
To Cleveland fans, his decision to move to the team to Baltimore in 1996 was one of the darkest days in the city's sports history. But to Baltimore fans, he was the man who brought the city a Super Bowl.
'Green Mile' Actor Michael Clarke Duncan Dies At 54
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan has died at age 54, according to his fiancée, the Rev. Omarosa Manigault. Known for his large size and deep, resonant voice, Duncan received an Oscar nomination for his performance in The Green Mile. The actor's death is "a tragic loss," says his manager.
Rev. Sun Myung Moon, Founder Of Unification Church, Dies
by Krishnadev Calamur
Moon had been hospitalized in South Korea two week ago with pneumonia. He was 92 years old.
Malcolm Browne, Journalist Who Took The 'Burning Monk' Photo, Dies
by Greg Myre
Browne won a Pulitzer Prize for his writing and spend decades as a writer for The New York Times, but it's that picture that he's remembered for.
Neil Armstrong, First Man To Walk On The Moon, Dies
Armstrong commanded the Apollo 11 spacecraft that landed on the moon July 20, 1969. His words about "one giant leap for mankind" became the stuff of history and were sealed forever in the memory of those who were lucky enough to hear them. The moonwalk was the climax of the U.S.-Soviet space race. He was 82.
