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HIGHL IGHTS A D V A N C E D M A T E R I A L S & P R O C E S S E S | J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 1 9 6 6 IN MEMORIAM IN MEMORIAM James Livingston, FASM, 88, died in March at his winter home in Sarasota, Florida. His wife of 34 years died with him. The cause was accidental carbonmonoxide poisoning. Livingston was a senior lecturer emeritus in materials science and engineering at the Massachusetts Insti- tute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge. Prior to MIT, he was a physicist at GE Corporate Research and Development in Schenectady, N.Y. The focus of his work was on magnetic materials, includ- ing metallic superconductors and rare-earth permanent magnets. Livingston’s undergraduate degree was in engineering physics from Cornell University and his doctorate was in applied physics from Harvard University. He authored several books, one based on his lectures at MIT. The couple’s tragic story was covered by The New York Times, bringing national attention to the hazards of keyless cars without an automatic shut-off function. A bill has been introduced into Congress to make the feature mandatory for all U.S. automobiles. Manohar Parrikar, of Goa, India, passed away on March 17. He graduated in metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. He was the first IIT alumnus ever to serve as MLA of an Indian state. He served as the defense minister of India and the chief minister of Goa. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award by IIT Bombay in 2001. Par- rikar was an enthusiastic supporter of ASM and the materials community in India. He often was the opening speaker at major ASM India conferences. The associated expositions had a strong presence of major Indian industries, thanks to Parrikar’s involvement. Clee O. Worden, Jr., of Townson, Md., died on April 23 from heart failure at age 98. He was a retired metallurgist and founder of Bayport Steel. He attended Johns Hopkins University at night, studying metallurgy, while working days at the Rustless Iron and Steel Co. After enlisting in the Navy, Worden worked at the Naval Research Laboratory. His team was assigned to solve the problem of Liberty ship hulls rupturing. The embrittlement of the steel hulls, caused by the freezing water, was resolved by using rivets instead of welding on the hull. After the war, he worked with Carl Zapffe on fractology, which was then a new method of metallurgical research. Worden was a member of the ASM Brandywine Valley Chapter.