Visitation and viewing were Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 5-8 p.m. at George H. Lewis Funeral Home, located at 1010 Bering Drive. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 1 p.m. at SecondBaptistChurch, located at 6400 Woodway Drive. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donation be made to the Smalley-Curl Innovation Fund.
Nanotech pioneer, Nobel laureate Richard Smalley dead at 62 Nobel laureate Richard Smalley, co-discoverer of the buckyball and one of the best-known and respected scientists in nanotechnology, died Oct. 28 in Houston after a long battle with cancer. He was 62. http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=7890