Scientist Who Invented CorningWare Glass Dies At 99
S. Donald Stookey created a synthetic ceramic glass in 1952 — the fortuitous outcome of an experiment gone wrong.
Remembrances
Tom Magliozzi, Popular Co-Host Of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies At 77
Tom Magliozzi bantered weekly with his brother, Ray, on the public radio show. They joked, laughed and sometimes even gave good advice to listeners with car troubles. Tom Magliozzi was 77 years old.
'Car Talk' Executive Producer Remembers Tom Magliozzi
Tom Magliozzi one half of NPR's Car Talk duo died Monday at age 77 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. The show's Executive Producer Doug Berman talks to David Greene about Magliozzi.
Popular 'Car Talk' Co-Host Tom Magliozzi Dies At 77
Tom Magliozzi died on Monday of complications associated with Alzheimer's disease. Tom and his brother Ray were known as Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers. Their specialty: cars and puns.
Tom Magliozzi: As Warm In Real Life As He Was On The Radio
NPR's Susan Stamberg shares the blame for putting the Car Talk host on the air. She looks back on good times spent with the Magliozzi family and Tom, who died on Monday.
'Car Talk' Co-Host Tom Magliozzi Dies At 77
As half of the wisecracking NPR radio show, Tom Magliozzi made us laugh at our car problems. He and his brother, Ray, also taught us how things work.
The Billionaire Who Remade Retirement Living On A Massive Scale
Gary Morse developed a mega retirement community called The Villages. His Florida haven for retirees grew to become the largest master-planned community in the country. Morse died Wednesday at 77.
Remembering The Man Who Spent Two Decades As Mayor
Audie Cornish remembers former Boston mayor Tom Menino, who died Thursday.
'Lastness': Award-Winning Poet Galway Kinnell Dies At 87
Poet Galway Kinnell died Tuesday. His career spanned from the end of World War II to the present, earning him a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. Home in Vermont, Kinnell died from leukemia.
Book News: Remembering Poet Galway Kinnell, Whose Song Said Everything
The Pulitzer Prize winner has died at the age of 87. In his deceptively simple poetry and in his activism, Kinnell sought to broaden his audience, even while grappling with difficult themes.