John Salthouse, 1941-2008

[major_clanger]

I've just found out that Dr John Salthouse, famous for his 'Son et Lumiere' practical chemistry lectures at conventions, apparently died sometime last year. Although I've not found any formal notice or obituary, I have found this video from the University of Nottingham of a former colleague recreating some of his experiments:

Alt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgSies8s5O8

A rather poor-quality (and edited-down) sample of Dr Salthouse in action:

Alt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVDnbUj7qzw

I'm sure many others will have fond memories of him not quite blowing up the Glasgow Central Hotel at 2KON in 2000.

Comments

[major-clanger.livejournal.com]

I'd like to, but I'm going to have to see if I can find a bit more out about Dr Salthouse. I even did a news archive search on LexisNexis, but came up with nothing. I'll email the team who did the first video and see if they can offer any more information.