I'm pleased that his name is being remembered around the world at this point. His death was quite a shock as, along with Martin, we were both working with him on projects. (I spent over half an hour on the phone to him a few days ago) He was a very kind, brilliant and inspiring man. "A star amongst stars". ....and his lecture shows just that.
Graham On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Martin Goff via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kevin, all, > > Thank you for your double thumbs up regarding Colin Pillinger's > Faraday lecture. It was the second time I had posted a link to it here > but felt that it was such a good example of the persona of Colin > Pillinger that it needed a repeat post so that people could watch it > and celebrate the life of such a great character now sadly no longer > with us. > > I cannot recommend it enough, like Kevin says full of insights into > the history of key events within the field of meteoritics and laced > with his customary sense of humour. Seeing as the prize is awarded for > excellence in communicating science I think the lecture is a superb > example of why the award was so well deserved :-) > > Kevin writes 'did you know the Wold Cottage was a mansion?' Well it > is indeed and Colin was great friends with Derek and Katrina Gray, the > owners of the Wold Cottage. I have stayed there numerous times and > cannot recommend it enough as i and my family have just booked another > stay for a week this summer :-) > > Cheers > > Martin > > Martin Goff > www.msg-meteorites.co.uk > IMCA #3387 > Sent from my mobile phone > > Team Meteorite: > > The 'Michael Faraday Prize Lecture' video linked here yesterday in a > list member's heartfelt obituary for the late Professor Colin > Pillinger earns a 'two thumbs up' from this reviewer. > > Professor Pillinger offers insights into the falls of Ensisheim, > Sienna, Wold Cottage and Chassigny full of content I have never known, > and I consider myself somewhat of a met history buff. Did you know > that 'Wold Cottage' was a mansion? That the owner's sense of humor was > exposed when he named his black dog, 'Snowball'? > > The photos and drawings used to illustrate Pillinger's stories were > also unknown to me, and are exquisite. I wish for copies to hang over > the fireplace. > > And speaking of dogs, Professor Pillinger calls the Nakhla dog story > apocalyptic. And I'm here to tell you.... well, you know how I feel > about that :>) > > A discussion of ALH84001 and EETA79001 and their revealed carbonates > led him to state, "Life on Mars could be contemporary." > > But here's some words to consider, as we all soon enough will be > 'falling stars'... > > "All you that do behold my stone, > O, think how swiftly I was gone. > Death doth not always warning give, > Therefore be careful how you live." > > Watch the celebration of a man's life given to meteoritics. See it here. > > https://royalsociety.org/events/2012/stones-from-the-sky/ > > Kevin Kichinka > Rio Oro, Santa Ana, Costa Rica > "The Art of Collecting Meteorites" on Amazon and Barnes and Noble > "The Global Meteorite Price Report - 2015" available December, 2014. > [email protected] > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://three.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
