In Memoriam George W. Macrae

In Memoriam: George Martin Baer (1936–2009)

Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 15, No. 8, August 2009 1335 G Martin Baer, DVM, MPH, who for many years was chief of the Rabies Laboratory in the Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, died suddenly at his home in Mexico City on June 2, 2009, at the age of 73. He was an eminent veterinary v...

In Memoriam: Edsger W. Dijkstra

The Presidency of George W . Bush

Following the tragic events of 9/11, when al Qaeda terrorists crashed three airplanes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Americans turned their frightened eyes toward George W. Bush to see just what kind of president he would be. Most people weren't sure what they would find. The new president was still hard to define. His campaign in 2000 had sent mixed signals on a variety of issue...

In Memoriam Harold W. Rossmoore (1925-2003): a personal view.

The 13th International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Symposium (IBBS) will be the first to be held without Prof. Harold W. Rossmoore. Beginning with the first symposium, in Southampton, UK in 1968, his presence has been felt at every single meeting. He even participated in a meeting, held in London, UK in 1965, that is considered to be the starting point for the International Biodeteriora...

Duncan Macrae