Joseph F. Baugher ’69 PhD

Joseph F. Baugher ’69 PhD, of Chicago; Nov. 12, of kidney failure and cancer. While at Brown working towards his PhD, he met his future wife, Judith Robinson, the physics department secretary. He graduated and did a one-year fellowship to Sheffield, England, sending for her. Upon returning to the U.S., they married and he began teaching physics at the University of Chicago. He went on to work at Lucent Technology and the Illinois Institute of Art. A fan of science fiction and astronomy, he published On Civilized Stars: The Search for Intelligent Life in Outer Space and The Space Age Solar System. He also enjoyed walking and biking along Lake Michigan. He is survived by his wife, Judith; a daughter; grandson; two sisters; and several nieces and nephews.