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[[http://nl.newsbank.com/nojavascript.html|'''JONATHAN LAX, LEADING AIDS ACTIVIST''']] | [[http://nl.newsbank.com/nojavascript.html|'''JONATHAN LAX, LEADING AIDS ACTIVIST''']] | ||
| − | '''Source:''' Huntly Collins, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER | + | '''Source:''' Huntly Collins, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER |
Jonathan R. Lax, a forceful advocate for stepped-up attention to AIDS research and drug treatment, died suddenly in his Center City house yesterday morning. Lax, 46, was a visionary who invented the now widely used surge protector strip for computers in 1980. He also founded and ran a Philadelphia-based marketing firm. Tim Harple, a friend, said that Lax collapsed at the bottom of his spiral staircase shortly after 5 a.m. and that paramedics were unable to revive him. | Jonathan R. Lax, a forceful advocate for stepped-up attention to AIDS research and drug treatment, died suddenly in his Center City house yesterday morning. Lax, 46, was a visionary who invented the now widely used surge protector strip for computers in 1980. He also founded and ran a Philadelphia-based marketing firm. Tim Harple, a friend, said that Lax collapsed at the bottom of his spiral staircase shortly after 5 a.m. and that paramedics were unable to revive him. | ||
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Date of Death: 1/11/1996 | Date of Death: 1/11/1996 | ||
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NAME: Jonathan Lax
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[JONATHAN LAX, LEADING AIDS ACTIVIST]
Source: Huntly Collins, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Jonathan R. Lax, a forceful advocate for stepped-up attention to AIDS research and drug treatment, died suddenly in his Center City house yesterday morning. Lax, 46, was a visionary who invented the now widely used surge protector strip for computers in 1980. He also founded and ran a Philadelphia-based marketing firm. Tim Harple, a friend, said that Lax collapsed at the bottom of his spiral staircase shortly after 5 a.m. and that paramedics were unable to revive him.
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Date of Birth: 7/18/1949
Date of Death: 1/11/1996
Age at Death: 46
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