Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015)

Character actor Leonard Nimoy, 83, has died of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Nimoy famously portrayed Mr. Spock, the half-Vulcan science officer on the iconic TV series Star Trek, and in several films which extended the franchise.

Arguably the best-known of Star Trek characters, Spock was the favorite of nerds and geeks everywhere. Requiescat in pace, Leonard.

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The finest compliment I received in 30+ years as a professor was the following, quoted verbatim from an anonymous student evaluation of a long-ago class:

He has a mind like Spock.