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IP: Died: Matthew Lyon, 45, Historian of the Internet
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 21:04:13 -0500
------ Forwarded Message From: Harry Saal <Harry () saal org> Organization: Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley Reply-To: Harry Saal <Harry () saal org> Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002 11:10:01 -0800 To: Dave Winer <Dave () Userland com>, Dave Farber <Dave () farber net> Subject: Died: Matthew Lyon, 45, Historian of the Internet Matt Lyon: A wonderful soul and first-rate mind, spouse of my dear friend and NYT Circuits reporter Katie Hafner, died suddenly on Saturday. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/02/20/obituaries/20LYON.html?pagewanted=print -- ================================================================= Dr. Harry J. Saal, President, Cultural Initiatives Silicon Valley E-mail: Harry () saal org Home-page: http://www.ci-sv.org/ Voice: 877-998-1000 FAX: 650-429-2089 ================================================================= February 20, 2002 Matthew Lyon, 45, Historian of the Internet By THE NEW YORK TIMES atthew McTee Lyon, co-author of a history of the Internet, died on Saturday on a visit to Seattle. He was 45 and lived in Berkeley, Calif. Mr. Lyon, an assistant vice chancellor of the University of California, died apparently of a heart attack, the university said. He and his wife, Katie Hafner, wrote "Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet" (Simon Schuster). First published in 1996, it remains in print. Mr. Lyon was born in Willimantic, Conn. He graduated from Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass. He held a number of positions in journalism and was a speechwriter and director of national issues for Representative Richard A. Gephardt, Democrat of Missouri, before joining the University of Texas as an assistant to the president. He was named assistant vice chancellor for public affairs at Berkeley in January 1999, responsible for media and government relations. Besides his wife, a reporter for the Circuits section of The New York Times, survivors include their daughter, Zoe; his parents, Richard and Denny McTee Lyon of Austin; and two brothers, Jeremy, of Coos Bay, Ore., and Alexander, of Austin. Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company </ref/membercenter/help/copyright.html> | Privacy Information </ref/membercenter/help/privacy.html> Advertisement The most important new auto technology is 125 miles high <http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.nytimes.com/printer-f riendly/13486/Right3/techno15-nyt4/techno15b.html/687361616C?http://www.tech noscout.com/general/product/product.asp?product=1670&Prod_Name=SecuraTrak&si te=85182> A floor lamp that spreads sunshine all over a room <http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.nytimes.com/printer-f riendly/22548/Right3/techno15-nyt4/techno15b.html/687361616C?http://www.tech noscout.com/general/product/product.asp?product=603&Prod_Name=Happy_Eyes_Flo or_Lamp&site=85182> New micro circuitry puts a digital camera, video camera and webcam in your shirt pocket for under $80... <http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.nytimes.com/printer-f riendly/30979/Right3/techno15-nyt4/techno15b.html/687361616C?http://www.tech noscout.com/general/product/product.asp?product=1676&Prod_Name=Y_Cam&site=85 182> New technology feeds your pet even if you're not home <http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.nytimes.com/printer-f riendly/4474/Right3/techno15-nyt4/techno15b.html/687361616C?http://www.techn oscout.com/general/product/product.asp?product=1616&Prod_Name=6_Day_Auto_Pet _Dish&site=85182> Carry 20 GB of data in your shirt pocket <http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.nytimes.com/printer-f riendly/2712/Right3/techno15-nyt4/techno15b.html/687361616C?http://www.techn oscout.com/general/product/product.asp?product=1561&site=85182> Aiwa introduces an elegant and stylish compact stereo... <http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.nytimes.com/printer-f riendly/20749/Right3/techno15-nyt4/techno15b.html/687361616C?http://www.tech noscout.com/general/product/product.asp?product=1662&Prod_Name=Aiwa_Digital_ System&site=85182> Space program research creates "smart bed" sleep surface <http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.nytimes.com/printer-f riendly/17862/Right3/techno15-nyt4/techno15b.html/687361616C?http://www.tech noscout.com/general/product/product.asp?product=510&Prod_Name=Memory_Foam_Ma ttress_Topper&site=85182> If the world was flat, just about any antenna would do! <http://www.nytimes.com/RealMedia/ads/click_lx.ads/www.nytimes.com/printer-f riendly/11877/Right3/techno15-nyt4/techno15b.html/687361616C?http://www.tech noscout.com/general/product/product.asp?product=125&Prod_Name=Xium_Antenna&s ite=85182> Advertisement ------ End of Forwarded Message
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