Ed Nather

R. Edward Nather
Born	Roy Edward Nather September 23, 1926 Helena, Montana, United States
Died	August 13, 2014 (aged 87) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Tommie-Lou Rush (1947-1957) Virginia Wood Palm (1957-1961) Marilane Levine Nather (1962-2014)
Children	5

R. Edward Nather (1926 – 2014) was the Rex G. Baker, Jr. and McDonald Observatory Centennial Research Professor Emeritus in Astronomy at UT Austin. He pioneered the fields of asteroseismology of white dwarfs, and observational studies of interacting binary collapsed stars.^[1] He served as the director of the Whole Earth Telescope for the first decade of its existence,^[2] and achieved internet fame by posting the Story of Mel, a Real Programmer, on Usenet.^[3]

Nather died on August 13, 2014 in Austin, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Marilane Nather; his children, Kathy Nather Thomas, Kelley Thompson, Wendy Nather, David Nather and Lara Nather; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

References

1. "Astronomy Program: Directory ~ People". Astronomy Program, The University of Texas. 21 October 2013. Retrieved July 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
2. "Whole Earth Telescope". Astronomy Program, The University of Texas.
3. Raymond, Eric, ed. (1 July 1992). "The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 (jargon2910.ascii.gz)". line 20505. Retrieved July 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

    :The Story of Mel, a Real Programmer:

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   This was posted to USENET by its author, Ed Nather (utastro!nather), on May 21, 1983.

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