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Hideki Shirakawa, Who Helped Turn a Lab Error Into a Nobel, Dies at 90
The Japanese chemist played a key role in the discovery of electricity-conducting plastics, largely by accident.
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Rudolph Marcus, Who Illuminated Electrochemical Processes, Dies at 102
He received a 1992 Nobel Prize for developing a theory that explained fundamental processes behind photosynthesis, respiration, oxidation and even how fireflies produce light.
François Englert, Nobelist Who Helped Predict the ‘God Particle,’ Dies at 93
His work paved the way for the discovery of the Higgs boson, which explained how particles acquire mass, solving one of the deepest mysteries in physics.
