Leonard Nimoy Leaves Legacy Beyond Science-Fiction
Nicky Ty | | Mar 01, 2015 07:16 AM EST |
Leonard Nimoy did not just leave a lasting mark in the entertainment industry, he also left a lasting mark in science itself.
SETI Research senior astronomer Seth Shostak, who leads a team of researchers who study the possibility of extraterrestrial life revealed that Nimoy regularly attended meetings within the organization and would often times offer a helping hand, the actor was once asked to to narrate an introduction for one of the organizations planetariums and he graciously did so for free.
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Shostak says that it was what struck him most about the famous Star Trek actor "Usually when one plays a famous alien, they never really have any interest in both science and the extraterrestrial, Nimoy was not one of them. He was very much interested in both and was willing to help us out at any time."
Leonard Nimoy passed away on Friday at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, California.
His son, Adam revealed that his father passed away due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Before his death Nimoy wrote a twitter post saying "A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved. Except in memory" - LLAP. "LLAP" is an abbreviation for Live Long and Prosper which is the famous catchphrase of Nimoy's famous Star Trek character.
The same twitter page was used by his grand daughter, Dani Nimoy, to confirm rumors of her grandfathers passing, she wrote "My grandfather was an extraordinary man, father, husband, brother, author, director, actor and friend."
Merchandise in memory of Nimoy will be added to his official website, all proceeds will be going to the COPD foundation.
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