Stephen Jay Gould Died Today At 60

[Marxist]

The Simpson's favorite evolutionary biologist succumbed to lung cancer.

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/20/obituaries/20CND-GOULD.html

 

[Sillyman]

We shall all regret the passing of the world's authority on extinct Bahamian land snails. Damn. I'm sorry to see him go.

 

[Marxist]

We shall all regret the passing of the world's authority on extinct Bahamian land snails. Damn. I'm sorry to see him go.

A slight understatement, no?

 

[Problem Child]

Fuck, that guy was smart. (another understatement...he was friggin' brilliant)

He could go from paleontology to astrophysics without missing a beat. Too bad he went so young.

 

[Laurel]

Not only was he super-knowledgeable, he was also an excellent writer.

Only the good die young.

 

[Sillyman]

A slight understatement, no?

An understatement to the extreme. We needed more people like him.