How far did we get with the 3 dead scientists ….

This maybe redundant but some digging from today .. Not 3 but 2 dead scientists - died close together. Also links to McClean VA and Watch the water (boat accident) - needs more digging …

1/7/2014 - Seth Teller - (Suicide)

member of the MIT faculty since 1994 and was a principal investigator in MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, where he headed the Robotics, Vision, and Sensors Networks Group and pioneered the design of machines that interact naturally with human beings.

He did research at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and at Princeton University before joining MIT, where he rose to the rank of full professor. His work on assistive robotics often took him out of the university, most recently into nursing homes, proving grounds, and the crippled nuclear reactor at Fukushima.

4/7/2014 - Zachary Greene Warfield - Boat accident

35, died July 4 in a boating accident on the Potomac River. Zack was a co-founder and a member of the Board of Directors for Omnis, Inc., a McLean, VA-based strategic consulting firm for the intelligence, defense and national security communities. He spearheaded major research initiatives and, in addition to helping steer the company, was directly involved in numerous projects, including analytic training and technology consulting. Prior to founding Omnis, Zack was an engineer and analyst for the U.S. Government and private industry. As a science and technology analyst, he assessed missile and space systems, managed technical contracts, and investigated Iraq’s Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) program as a member of the Iraq Survey Group, serving in Baghdad on two separate occasions. As an engineer, he worked on aerospace projects for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and private industry. Most notably, Zack designed critical guidance systems that ensured a successful landing for the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity; his name is inscribed on one of the rovers, and remains on Mars today.