Thomas K. Landauer

Lynn and family, My belated condolences. I just heard the news, having tried to send my annual New Years greetings to Tom, without success. My sincere condolences. I knew Tom and his family since I was a kid on Judson Ave in Highland Park. In fact, I cut the grass at his home for a number of years while in the neighborhood school. We vacationed with the Landauer's in Estes Park over the years as well. A true family friend. Later, when I completed my own PHD in cognitive science, and joined...

I was in Arizona boarding school with Tom 1943, 44, and part of 45. I was at CU with Tom 1951, 52,53 and 54 and was with him to drink fine wine on the Boulder Mall. I knew him very well for a very long, long time. What a very, very nice person. ALAN F. FOX

Very sorry to hear it.

Sorry to hear about this.

Thank you for your valuable contributions to cognitive science and educational technology fields.

Thank you for your kindness and help to me through the years, and for your contributions to the fields of human-computer interaction and cognitive science. My condolences to Tom's family and many friends.

Tom was an intellectual powerhouse, and his piercing intellect often caused those of use who knew him (and I go back to his time as a visiting academic at Stanford) to question the assumptions on which our research rested. I didn't always agree with Tom, but he always made his point of view clear and persuasive. He will be greatly missed.

You were an inspiration as a person, as a scientist, and as a friend. I will miss you greatly.

Tom Landauer was a person of spritely intelligence who often took a distinctively different perspective on important problems. The research of his later years well exemplified the cognitive science point that daring to take on complex problems of practical importance can lead to new understanding of fundamental importance. The entire field of cognitive science will miss him. These same qualities made him a very interesting person to know personally. I wish I had known him better and...