The sweep of family history across the generations
Twyla Ariel Eilertsen Ruby was born on August 7, 1985
Stan strung transmission wires in the South Pacific during World War II.
How and why did Stan Ruby's important post-graduate research go wrong, and what impact did it have on his career in physics?
Walter thought he had proved the family legend of descent from the celebrated Kovno Rav, Rabbi Yitchak Elchanon Spektor. Later facts emerged that suggested a more tenuous connection.