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When brilliant and accomplished rocket scientist Yvonne Brill died in 2013 The New York Times opened her obituary with She made a mean beef stroganoff, followe
by nommm-nommm 11y ago
When brilliant and accomplished rocket scientist Yvonne Brill died in 2013 The New York Times opened her obituary with
She made a mean beef stroganoff, followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children. “The world’s best mom,” her son Matthew said.
- hitekker 11y agoThis has since been changed and, in typical New York Times fashion, no mention was made that the article was updated[1]. It now reads: > She was a brilliant rocket scientist who followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children. “The world’s best mom,” her son Matthew said. [1]http://io9.com/the-new-york-times-fails-miserably-in-its-obituary-for-464140204 http://io9.com/the-new-york-times-fails-miserably-in-its-obi...
- nommm-nommm 11y agoAs if a reference to beef stroganoff was the only issue... Though it is better. The New Yorker points out the eight years off part isn't even factually accurate, she moved to a job with more flexible hours at FMC Corporation (involved in their work with ARPA) while still making major contributions to the world in that capacity.
- lexcorvus 11y agoI just found the obituary [1] and was considering replying with the "correct" quote, but did some more digging and discovered that you are absolutely correct [2]: the Times has, without notification, edited (some might say "airbrushed out") the original phrasing. Shameful. [1]: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/science/space/yvonne-brill-rocket-scientist-dies-at-88.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/31/science/space/yvonne-brill... [2]: http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/yvonne-brill-and-the-beef-stroganoff-illusion http://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/yvonne-brill-and-...
- nommm-nommm 11y agoYes I should have mentioned it for completeness. Apologies.