David Gordon Wilson

[Mr Larrington]

I have just learned that MIT's Professor David Gordon Wilson, co-author of "Bicycling Science", has died at the age of 91.  He once did me the honour of asking me to write a guest editorial for "Human Power", the IHPVA's technical journal.  I have no idea why.

[jsabine]

I read and failed to understand a borrowed copy of Bicycling Science many years ago when I was a PSO. My own copy hasn't brought much more understanding, but I'm still glad to have it.

RIP

[fd3]

Quite saddened to hear this.  RPI.
I have soldiered through a few chapters of the book, though I needed a long break after a chapter ended talking about how everythign would change once they produce on-bike power meters.

Who will take the lead on the next edition of the book?

[Mr Larrington]

Quite saddened to hear this.  RPI.
I have soldiered through a few chapters of the book, though I needed a long break after a chapter ended talking about how everythign would change once they produce on-bike power meters.

Who will take the lead on the next edition of the book?

Sounds like a job for Paolo Baldissera, capo of the Turin Polytechnic University HPV team, editor of Human Power, Metallica fan and general Good Sort.

[Jakob W]

His Boston Globe obit was an interesting read: https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2019/05/07/david-gordon-wilson-mit-professor-and-father-modern-day-recumbent-bicycles-dies/mJMiTTVyZEk67JykP8sq6I/story.html

It mentions that he'd just finished a draft of the 4th edition of Bicycling Science; hopefully that'll somehow make it to print.

[fd3]

Is there an "in lieu of flowers" type thing for him?