News RIP Paul G. Allen: Microsoft Co-Founder Dies at 65

  • Thread starter Thread starter Astronuc
  • Start date Start date
  • Tags Tags
    Rip
AI Thread Summary
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passed away at the age of 65 due to complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, as announced by his company, Vulcan Inc. He died in Seattle. Allen had a notable history with cancer, having previously been diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1982, which he overcame after eight months. Beyond his contributions to technology, Allen was recognized for his extensive philanthropic efforts, including founding various science initiatives. His legacy includes significant charitable work and a commitment to advancing scientific research.
Astronuc
Staff Emeritus
Science Advisor
Gold Member
Messages
22,355
Reaction score
7,177
Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma on Monday afternoon.
Allen's Vulcan Inc. announced that he died in Seattle at 65 years old.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/15/microsoft-co-founder-paul-allen-dies-of-cancer-at-age-65.html

http://www.vulcan.com/News/Articles/2018/Statement-on-Paul-G-Allen

According to the timeline on the Vulcan page:
1982: In September, Paul is diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Nearly eight months later, doctors said he had beaten the disease.
 
  • Like
Likes StoneTemplePython, jedishrfu, davenn and 1 other person
Physics news on Phys.org

Thread 'Status Update by JRMichler'

Just ONCE, I wanted to see a post titled Status Update that was not a blatant, annoying spam post by a new member. So here it is. Today was a good day here in Northern Wisconsin. Fall colors are here, no mosquitos, no deer flies, and mild temperature, so my morning run was unusually nice. Only two meetings today, and both went well. The deer that was road killed just down the road two weeks ago is now fully decomposed, so no more smell. Somebody has a spike buck skull for their...
View full post »
Thread 'RIP George F. Smoot III (1945-2025)'

Thread 'RIP George F. Smoot III (1945-2025)'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Smoot https://physics.berkeley.edu/people/faculty/george-smoot-iii https://apc.u-paris.fr/fr/memory-george-fitzgerald-smoot-iii https://elements.lbl.gov/news/honoring-the-legacy-of-george-smoot/ https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/2006/smoot/facts/ https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/200611/nobel.cfm https://inspirehep.net/authors/988263 Structure in the COBE Differential Microwave Radiometer First-Year Maps (Astrophysical Journal...
View full post »

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top