[Leica] Herb Kanner

[CartersXRd]

a tough old guy

sorry he’s gone

much missed

ric


> On Jan 12, 2018, at 4:30 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
> 
> Herb is a great loss to the LUG. Personally, as a 67 year old youngster, I relished seeing some of the early stuff he posted.  In those oral histories, he comes across as a humorous talented individual who was there at a significant time, and playing a significant role in the development of computers. To most of us as mid term techies, he appears to adept at Linear B, but to late termers and the yet to be born, he will seem fluent in Linear A...
> 
> May he rest in peace.
> 
> Douglas
> 
> 
> On 11/01/2018 20:14, Sonny Carter wrote:
>> Oral Histories from Herb.
>> 
>> http://eyeball.inetdevgrp.org/oralh/
>> 
>> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 2:00 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Thanks, Bob.  I had wondered about his health, because he disappeared from
>>> the LUG.
>>> 
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On 1/11/2018 1:48 PM, Robert Adler wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Dear All,
>>>> It is with sadness that I have learned of the passing of Herb Kanner this
>>>> week. Herb was in his middle to late 90's and battled cancer the final 2
>>>> years of his life. An image of Herb is here:\http://gallery.leica-
>>>> users.org/v/rgacpa_HI/Herb+Kanner-August+22_+2014.jpg.html
>>>> Herb was an intellectual until the end and a fine gentleman. A computer
>>>> scientist of world renown he worked on the Manhattan Project at the end of
>>>> WWII. He will be fondly remembered by all who knew him.
>>>> Best,
>>>> Bob
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Bob Adler
>>>> www.robertadlerphotography.com
>>>> *"Capturing Light One Frame At A Time"*
>>>> 
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