Don Backer has passed away.
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Eric Korpela   Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 1382 Credit: 54,506,847 RAC: 60 
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Don Backer, Berkeley professor and director of the Allen Telescope Array, passed away on Sunday, July 25th. Don was a very important contributor to radio astronomy and to the study of pulsars. He will be missed. ID: 1019897 ·  |
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ToxicTBag Send message Joined: 5 Feb 10 Posts: 101 Credit: 57,197,902 RAC: 0 
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Allways sad when a man of knowledge and a contributor to the science passes, am sure his work will live on. 
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B-Man Send message Joined: 11 Feb 01 Posts: 253 Credit: 147,366 RAC: 0
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Sorry to hear this. I hope his family is OK and wish them the best. ID: 1019904 · |
 Tomas Plihal  Send message Joined: 16 Nov 00 Posts: 4 Credit: 4,357,664 RAC: 0 
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R.I.P. ID: 1019905 · |
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Dr. Ronald C. Spencer Send message Joined: 7 Apr 02 Posts: 37 Credit: 350,605 RAC: 0
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I am sorry to hear of Dr. Backer's passing. His contributions to our discipline will be long remembered. My heartfelt sympathy is with his family. The astronomical community will feel the loss but at the same time celebrate his life and how he touched the lives of others and encouraged them to be a part of the next generation of astronomers. Rest In Peace, Dr. Ronald C. Spencer Emeritus Astronomer Leominster, Massachusetts ID: 1019939 · |
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grey5730 Send message Joined: 21 May 99 Posts: 1 Credit: 1,116,123 RAC: 0
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So sorry to hear of his passing. It's always a sad day when we lose someone so dedicated to science. Condolences to his family and to all who will miss him. ID: 1019941 · |
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Juan Leonardo Vargas Send message Joined: 12 Jul 10 Posts: 1 Credit: 527 RAC: 0
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I'm sorry to hear this and offer my condolnce to our brother's family and to all the world as we are all at a great loss..... ID: 1020706 · |
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ironeagle47 Send message Joined: 7 Dec 09 Posts: 3 Credit: 471,096 RAC: 0 
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Rest In Peace from wolfs team Spain austrian living in spain ID: 1021128 · |
A F  Send message Joined: 24 Dec 05 Posts: 10 Credit: 12,780 RAC: 0 
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Sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family and colleagues. ID: 1021564 · |
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John U.S.A.F 1st LT Send message Joined: 18 Jun 00 Posts: 3 Credit: 2,257,815 RAC: 0 |
Don's work in Radio Astronomy has been a great contribution and he was an inspiration to all of us that followed and believed in his work. He will be missed. Does anyone know who is survived by him and also if the family are receiving cards and condolences? Capt. John Kennedy U.S.A.F. 21st Space Wing Peterson AFB, Colo. ID: 1022890 · |
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1 
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I googled his name. Here is an excerpt: n addition to his wife, Susan Backer of Berkeley, Backer is survived by his son, David of Rockville, Maryland: his mother, Lura Backer of Bredenton, Fla., and a niece, a nephew and a granddaughter. His father, Phillip Backer, died in 1998 and his brother, Ken Backer, in 2007. In lieu of flowers, donations can be sent to the Donald Backer Memorial Fund, to continue his legacy and to support the new frontiers of astronomy research and education. Checks can be made out to the UC Berkeley Foundation and mailed to Barbara Hoversten, Astronomy Department, MC3411, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-7450. A private memorial service is scheduled. As an Einstein@home user, I am too searching for pulsars in the Arecibo data. Tullio ID: 1022911 · |
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Philip O'Duffy Send message Joined: 22 Dec 06 Posts: 1 Credit: 10,777 RAC: 0 
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Don Backer, Berkeley professor and director of the Allen Telescope Array, passed away on Sunday, July 25th. Don was a very important contributor to radio astronomy and to the study of pulsars. He will be missed. I'm very sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family and friends. ID: 1025523 · |
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tullio Send message Joined: 9 Apr 04 Posts: 8797 Credit: 2,930,782 RAC: 1
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He discovered the first millisecond pulsar while at Arecibo. We at Einstein@home are following his steps, that is the best way to honor him. Tullio ID: 1025528 · |
edjcox  Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 96 Credit: 5,878,353 RAC: 0
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The legacy of a scientist is the research and knowledge they impart to the rest of us and the enlightenment that knowledge brings to us as we move into the future. Don's efforts in science were such and his legacy an achievement few attain. His family and heirs may know with certainty that they knew one who with sincerity and effort passed on a wealth of knowledge. Thanks Don for sharing. Rest now in the night knowing with certainty that the bright dawn of the resurection will come in the twinkling of an eye and that we shall all dwell in God's universe forever. Edward J Cox Never engage stupid people at their level, they then have the home court advantage..... ID: 1025716 · |
Dr. C.E.T.I.  Send message Joined: 29 Feb 00 Posts: 16019 Credit: 794,685 RAC: 0
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. . . R.I.P. to the Professor & a prayer goes out to his family & friends alike Don Backer, Berkeley professor and director of the Allen Telescope Array, passed away on Sunday, July 25th. Don was a very important contributor to radio astronomy and to the study of pulsars. He will be missed.  BOINC Wiki . . .Science Status Page . . . ID: 1026550 · |
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Guo Y.K. Send message Joined: 8 Aug 08 Posts: 2 Credit: 223,384 RAC: 0 
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sorry to hear that;The project SETI@Home will last forever. ID: 1027667 · |
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Kimberly Bridges Send message Joined: 13 Mar 08 Posts: 1 Credit: 50,901 RAC: 0
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I am sorry for our Earthly loss. He will be Dancing with the Stars! Shine On, Don Backer, Shine On! ID: 1028570 · |
Vince Varsalona  Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 4 Credit: 654,627 RAC: 0
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My prayers and condolences to his family and his friends. May you rest upon the stars. 
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Michael Casher  Send message Joined: 27 Jan 06 Posts: 14 Credit: 30,196 RAC: 0
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My condolences are belated but genuine. Through his work, Don Backer helped to reassure us that our brief sojourn on planet Earth need not be one of separation from the rest of the universe. For many of us, his passing is the beginning of his second adventure in the continued story of life and the planting of his memory in our hearts and minds as a seeker of knowledge and truth.  Listening to the stars is more fun than just looking at them.
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Julie  Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34060 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 
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