Editorial

In Memorium: Swamy Laxminarayan [1939–2005]

Kenneth R Foster¹ and Luis G Kun²

¹  Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 220 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

²  IRM College, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, DC 20319, USA

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BioMedical Engineering OnLine 2005, 4:57doi:10.1186/1475-925X-4-57

Published:	5 October 2005

Abstract

Swamy Narasimha Laxminarayan, known to his many friends and colleagues as Swamy, passed away on September 29, 2005. He was one of the most prominent biomedical engineers on the international scene, and contributed immensely to the globalization of this new field.