William A. Edelstein, 1944 – 2014 | Hacker News Reader

William A. Edelstein, 1944 – 2014

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Thank you everyone for reading, and for your kind remarks. It means a great deal.

I'm one of millions who has reason to be grateful for Dr Edelstein's work and this page reminds me that the technology we use is the product of people with values and feelings. Lovely page.

Myself as well, I have been spending time inside an MRI machine lately. Wonderful to read this on the person to whom I am very grateful. A life well lived.

That's a really beautiful way to celebrate your Father. Looks like he lived life to its fullest, he's an inspiration.

Try reading that and not cry at the end. What a full life. Such a hard worker and still so much time for family.

I've always believed that in a Venn diagram, the intersection between 2 circles "Embraces Technology" and "Helps Others" was very large.

Thank you, Jean, for sharing a such a beautiful example.

And thank you, Arthur, for posting this today. You just stimulated my own wonderful memories on an otherwise sad Father's Day.

RIP, William A. Edelstein.

I worked in the same department with him at Hopkins over the past number of years. He was honestly one of the most interesting people I have ever met. He had interests in so many different areas (not just MRI).

What a wonderfully well-written tribute to a full, productive and and worthwhile life.

Bill was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer, in spite of having been a lifelong non-smoker

Sorry to hear of Mr. Edelstein's passing - his developments in MRI will likely improve the quality of life of millions of people as well as save countless lives.

One thing to consider since he developed lung cancer despite not having ever smoked is that your family may be one of the 3%-8% in the U.S. impacted by a genetic disorder called Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_1-antitrypsin_deficiency

It is a common genetic disorder in European-derived people but is often undiagnosed despite the people having it being diagnosed with other diseases like emphysema, COPD, lung cancer, etc that A1AD is a risk factor for.

Thank you Jean. All I can add is 'Happy Fathers Day'. I pray (despite being agnostic) that i never have to use your dads invention. But grateful that I could. If need be.

Great site. Keep up the memory.

Now reading Speed Kills. http://file.scirp.org/Html/1-8301750_23913.htm

Your father was an amazing man

A life well-lived, to be sure.

He died in February, why is this news now?

Immediate news is only one reason why a story might be appropriate here. Just as HN goes beyond hacking, it goes beyond news.

The combined quality of this article and of Mr. Edelstein's work justifies its being on HN, Father's Day or any day.

Father's day, I think.

And why bother taking the time to comment?

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