. ▁ ▁References ▁Fight ing ▁D ise ases : ▁NASA ▁T akes ▁it ▁Out side ▁SP IN OFF ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁- ▁Johnson ▁Space ▁Center ▁ ▁Category : N AS A ▁spin - off ▁techn ologies ▁Category : Cell ▁culture <0x0A> </s> ▁James ▁Neg us ▁( 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁phil atel ist ▁and ▁book ▁editor . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Jim ▁Neg us ▁was ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁chem istry ▁and ▁then ▁a ▁civil ▁servant . ▁Later ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁literary ▁editor ▁for ▁British ▁publishing ▁houses . ▁ ▁Stanley ▁Gib b ons ▁He ▁had ▁already ▁published ▁some ▁phil atel ic ▁books ▁at ▁Hein emann ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁by ▁Stanley ▁Gib b ons ▁to ▁manage ▁its ▁phil atel ic ▁and ▁num ism atic ▁publications . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Gib b ons ▁stamp ▁catalog ue . ▁He ▁decided ▁its ▁them atic ▁and ▁ge ographic ▁division ▁into ▁ 2 1 ▁volumes ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁redundant ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁economy ▁plan . ▁ ▁The ▁Con no isseur ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁Mach in ▁st amps ▁Neg us ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁contrib utor ▁to ▁the ▁long - running ▁series ▁The ▁Con no isseur ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁Mach in ▁st amps . ▁ ▁Collect ing ▁Neg us ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁many