His thin and very long neck hung crookedly on his shoulder, as if out of joint.

NEWYORKER: Nawabdin Electrician

On top of his most conspicuous achievements, Sir Lovell played an important role in developing airborne radar during World War II and was lauded for having scientific curiosity long after he hung up his Jodrell director's hat in 1980.

ENGADGET: Radio astronomy pioneer Sir Bernard Lovell dies at 98 Alt

But none has hung around long enough to be examined in detail because, famously, antimatter and matter annihilate each other on contact.

ECONOMIST: Fundamental physics