This reminds me of Percy Bridgman, whose work with high pressure got him a Nobel Prize in physics, and which led to the creation of synthetic diamonds at GE.
"Bridgman committed suicide by gunshot [at age 79] after living with metastatic cancer for some time. His suicide note read in part, "It isn't decent for society to make a man do this thing himself. Probably this is the last day I will be able to do it myself." Bridgman's words have been quoted by many on both sides of the assisted suicide debate."
"Bridgman committed suicide by gunshot [at age 79] after living with metastatic cancer for some time. His suicide note read in part, "It isn't decent for society to make a man do this thing himself. Probably this is the last day I will be able to do it myself." Bridgman's words have been quoted by many on both sides of the assisted suicide debate."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Williams_Bridgman#Death
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_diamond#GE_diamond_pr...
EDIT: I forgot to end with: Mr. SENS, FTW.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aubrey_de_Grey