Neil Gehris and Thomas L. Cline as essential for the current discoveries being made through the RHESSI project. In 1973 Ramaty published his first paper on solar flare nuclear gamma rays where he discussed the observations of gamma-ray line emissions from solar flares and gave estimations in spectrum quantity and proton counts from solar flares through these observations. This work in solar flare emissions is reflected in his later papers from 1973 to 1989, which allowed for closer observations to be made following the launch of the RHESSI project in 2002. Death Ramaty died on April 8 2001 (age 64) in his home in Silver Spring, Maryland, due to complications with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Reuven now rests at the Rockville Judean Cemetery, Maryland, United. His extended family includes his wife and two children in Silver Spring, Maryland. References External links NASA bio Reuven Ramaty Papers MSS 543. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library. 20th-century American astronomers 20th-century Hungarian astronomers 1937 births 2001 deaths Romanian emigrants to Israel Tel Aviv University alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni Fellows of the American Physical Society California Institute of Technology people Washington University in St. Louis people Stanford University staff University of California, Berkeley staff University of California, San Diego people University of Pennsylvania staff