Professor Emeritus Richard Wurtman, a neuroscientist who spent more than four decades on the MIT faculty, died at age 86. Wurtman led research behind 200 patents, laying the groundwork for numerous medical products.
Leo Marx, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of American Cultural History, emeritus at MIT, died at 102. Marx created a new lens for American history studies, wrote the pioneering book "The Machine in the Garden," and was a leader in bringing the humanities into a central academic role at MIT.
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