Author: John D. McGervey
Date of birth: August 9, 1931
Date of death: October 25, 2001
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John Donald McGervey was born August 9, 1931 in Pittsburgh, PA. He received his PhD in Nuclear Physics from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1961. He then spent his entire career as a Professor of Physics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, where his research focus was on positron annihilation. In addition he ran a summer program teaching physics to high school teachers. He also co-wrote, with Bill Sones, a syndicated column called "Numbers" which appeared in newspapers for several years. Hobbies included tennis and bridge. He became a life master at bridge at the age of 22.
