George Pake memorial set for April 10 in Tucson

A memorial has been set for George E. Pake, who taught physics at Stanford from 1956 to 1962 before joining Xerox in 1970 to found its famous Palo Alto Research Center. Pake died of heart failure March 4 at his home in Tucson. He was 79.

A 1987 National Medal of Science winner, Pake played a major role in developing the personal computer, the laser printer and other computer technologies. He also published a seminal article on nuclear magnetic resonance in 1948.

At Washington University in St. Louis, he served as chair of the Physics Department from 1952 to 1956 and as provost from 1962 to 1970. He retired from Xerox in 1986 to direct the Institute for Research on Learning in Palo Alto, from which he retired in 1991.

A memorial service will be held April 10 at 11:30 a.m. at Academy Village, 13701 E. Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ 85747-9600. Following the service, lunch will be served. For further information, contact Dr. Henry Koffler at (520) 647-0980.