initiated in 1960, from 1988 until his retirement in 1995. In 2001, he published a book, The Splendid Feast of Reason, regarding rationalism and the philosophy of science. He died in La Jolla on February 2, 2017. References 1924 births 2017 deaths American biologists Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences University of California, San Diego faculty Cell biologists Yale University faculty New York University alumni Columbia College (New York) alumni