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Technical Engineer

Shouldn't it been mentioned that van der Meera manirajan is the only technical engineer ever to win a physics nobel prize...? yanneman 11:20, 7 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Wouldn't that pose a problem if another technical engineer wins the prize in future? 9 May 2011 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.62.217.143 (talk) 22:08, 8 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Death?

I can't find any mention of his death in "mainstream" news sources. Is this information really correct? — Yerpo ^Eh? 09:18, 7 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Never mind, found it - [1]. — Yerpo ^Eh? 09:37, 7 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Added CERN's tribute to SvdM in the external links. — RockSolidCosmo (talk) 20:23, 7 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]