obituaries

Tom Magliozzi, Co-Host Of NPR’s Car Talk, Dead At 77

Before laptops, before cellphones, and before computers, hackers hacked machines. For most of the last century, the machine of choice was the car. Car repair, like chess, took a day to learn and a lif

Ray Dolby, Father Of Modern Noise Reduction, Dead At 80

Ray Dolby, creator of the Dolby noise-reduction system that revolutionized recording, died on September 12, 2013. He suffered from Alzheimer’s and died of leukemia in his San Francisco home. He

Bill Moggridge, Designer Of The First Laptop And Co-Founder Of IDEO Is Dead At 69

Bill Moggridge, noted consumer electronics designer, died on September 8th, 2012 of cancer. He was 69. Wizards like Bill Moggridge stayed up late to build our future. As the co-founder of vaunted d

Jack Tramiel, Founder Of Commodore International, Dies At 83

Jack Tramiel, one of the PC industry's major pioneers, <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidthier/2012/04/09/computer-legend-and-gaming-pioneer-jack-tramiel-dies-at-age-83/">has died</a>. He was

Ned Strongin, Co-Inventor Of Connect 4, Dead At 92

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Screen-shot-2011-04-25-at-9.26.21-AM.jpg">Ned Strongin, co-inventor of Connect 4, passed away on April 9 of this year. He also invented W

Tech world mourns the loss of Jerome York

<img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/0318york.jpeg">Jerome York - Jerry to the folks at Apple - joined the Apple board in 1997, the board that voted Steve Jobs back into the

Dr. Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon CS professor, dead at 47

Noted Computer Science professor Randy Pausch passed away today after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Pausch was a founder of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon Universit

Dr. Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon CS professor, Dead at 47

Noted Computer Science professor Randy Pausch passed away today after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Dr. Pausch was a founder of the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon Universit

Chuck Maddox, watch guru, dead

Watch Blogger and horology genius died on May 12. His insight and research into everything from Omegas to mainsprings made him one of the most important names in this business. I’ve had limited