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Richard "Dick" Thornton, an MIT professor emeritus of electrical engineering, died at 93. A longtime electronics educator and founder of two companies (Thornton Associates, focusing on water quality, and MagneMotion, focusing on maglev technology), he was an adventurer and an advocate for career and research flexibility.
Markus Zahn, professor emeritus within the MIT Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, died at age 75. The admired teacher and mentor was a longtime member of the Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems and the High Voltage Research Laboratory, and champion of the VI-A Internship program.