Designer of the Arecibo telescope has passed away.

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Eric Korpela Volunteer moderator Project administrator Project developer Project scientist Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1382 Credit: 54,506,847 RAC: 60	Message 973033 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 2:23:21 UTC William E. Gordon, the designer of the Arecibo radio telescope, has passed away at the age of 92. ID: 973033 ·

LiliKrist Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 12 Aug 09 Posts: 333 Credit: 143,167 RAC: 0	Message 973034 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 2:29:59 UTC - in response to Message 973033. Today? My condolences on the death of him. He left a great work. May he rest in peace. N = R x fp x ne x fl x fi x fc x L ID: 973034 ·

Rasputin Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 13 Jun 02 Posts: 1764 Credit: 6,132,221 RAC: 0	Message 973053 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 4:16:09 UTC Since SETI@Home and Astropulse get all their data from the Arecibo Telescope, it's a particularly sad day in the radio astronomy community... It certainly is a sad day. R.I.P. Mr. Gordon ID: 973053 ·

tullio Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1	Message 973081 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 8:46:04 UTC Also Einstein@home gets data from Arecibo for its Arecibo Binary Pulsars program. We Einstein crunchers participate too. Tullio ID: 973081 ·

52 Aces Send message Joined: 7 Jan 02 Posts: 497 Credit: 14,261,068 RAC: 67	Message 973084 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 8:56:53 UTC Washington Post obit here. ID: 973084 ·

[AF>france>pas-de-calais]symaski62 Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 12 Aug 05 Posts: 258 Credit: 100,548 RAC: 0	Message 973105 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 11:34:56 UTC William E. Gordon RIP bravo ! SETI@Home Informational message -9 result_overflow with a general handicap of 80% and it makes much d' efforts for the community and s' expimer, thank you d' to be understanding. ID: 973105 ·

Rick Send message Joined: 7 Aug 01 Posts: 3 Credit: 12,870 RAC: 0	Message 973142 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 15:41:04 UTC What amazing accomplishments!! My sincerest condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues. ID: 973142 ·

Michael Casher Send message Joined: 27 Jan 06 Posts: 14 Credit: 30,196 RAC: 0	Message 973154 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 17:47:00 UTC That is sad news, indeed. Without William E. Gordon's telescope design, I wouldn't be here, processing radio signals from Arecibo in a search for extraterrestrial life. Hats off to a great man who still lives, somewhere out there... *Listening to the stars is more fun than just looking at them.* ID: 973154 ·

Eric Mars Send message Joined: 6 Jul 99 Posts: 2 Credit: 5,423,808 RAC: 2	Message 973179 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 18:31:56 UTC Thanks, Bill. We'll get this done. ID: 973179 ·

kittyman Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51488 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004	Message 973181 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 18:37:46 UTC May we someday find the answers we seek in his honor. RIP. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." ID: 973181 ·

Dave Cummings Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 16 May 09 Posts: 219 Credit: 1,193,729 RAC: 0	Message 973278 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 21:03:09 UTC very sad news - rest in peace will say a pray for you in church on sunday ID: 973278 ·

genoecb aka @GypsyDoktor on Twitter Send message Joined: 19 Nov 09 Posts: 4 Credit: 6,522 RAC: 0	Message 973344 - Posted: 22 Feb 2010, 23:47:53 UTC Last modified: 22 Feb 2010, 23:54:19 UTC So long Bill, 'Restae en Pachem'! Thanx for all the tips on building a home Radio Telescope. Hope you hook up with Carl out there. Condolences to all family and friends and the entire Astronomy community. What great accomplishments, what a great loss to us all! geno genoecbg@gmail.com ID: 973344 ·

Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31047 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32	Message 973383 - Posted: 23 Feb 2010, 2:01:36 UTC Send us a signal! RIP. ID: 973383 ·

John Hargreaves Send message Joined: 7 Sep 07 Posts: 1 Credit: 232,808 RAC: 0	Message 973519 - Posted: 23 Feb 2010, 13:44:22 UTC Whilst he may have passed away, his work will live on forever. ID: 973519 ·

Unbeliever Send message Joined: 6 Jan 01 Posts: 2 Credit: 1,455,862 RAC: 0	Message 973559 - Posted: 23 Feb 2010, 15:51:10 UTC - in response to Message 973519. Nigdar ne zgine ki Å¾ivi poÅ¡teno! (Never he dies, who lives honestly!) ID: 973559 ·

sharris Send message Joined: 13 Jan 10 Posts: 1 Credit: 4,539,001 RAC: 0	Message 973776 - Posted: 25 Feb 2010, 15:51:33 UTC - in response to Message 973519. True True True. In his honor, we must build a new telescope in the Meteor Crater in Arizona! ID: 973776 ·

bloodrain Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 8 Dec 08 Posts: 231 Credit: 28,112,547 RAC: 1	Message 973897 - Posted: 26 Feb 2010, 0:02:08 UTC - in response to Message 973776. well sad he pass away but he death help get more people aware for seti project ID: 973897 ·

Stryker Send message Joined: 4 Nov 04 Posts: 1 Credit: 2,059 RAC: 0	Message 976092 - Posted: 6 Mar 2010, 0:25:10 UTC R.I.P. My condolences, ;-(... Cheers. ID: 976092 ·

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