A. Richard Newton, professor and dean of the College of Engineering at UC Berkeley, died on January 2, 2007, at the age of 55. Newton, who lived at I-House in 1975-76, was a pioneer in integrated circuit design and electronic systems architecture, and a visionary leader in the technology industry.
UC Berkeley Press Release: http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/01/04_newton.shtml
The Berkeleyan:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/2007/01/10_Newton.shtml
Newton, an I-House alum, inspired residents at Sunday Supper soon after 9/11: http://ihouse.berkeley.edu/a/timesF01/newton.html
"I developed many, many friendships while I lived at I-House. In many ways, it is the development of these deeper understandings and these deeper friendships with people from around the world that this House is really all about."
San Francisco Chronicle article (01/04/07)
Rich Newton made impossible things happen, by Dean Orville Schell (01/05/07)
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A. Richard Newton (Bart Nagel photo)
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