Nobel prize winner and founding scientist at Fermilab, Leon Lederman laughs during his speech at his farewell party at Fermilab. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Nobel prize winner and founding scientist at Fermilab, Leon Lederman laughs during his speech at his farewell party at Fermilab. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Friends and admirerers alike came to greet and say goodbye to Leon Lederman at his farewell party at Fermilab. Lederman is a founding scientist at Fermilab and won a Nobel Prize for his work there. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Nobel Prize winner and founding scientist at Fermilab, Leon Lederman laughs with colleagues at his farewell party. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
Nobel rize winner and founding scientist at Fermilab, Leon Lederman signs autographs at his farewell party at the laboratory. | Brian Powers~Sun-Times Media
BATAVIA — Fermilab physicists said a fond farewell to one of their favorite and most famous colleagues, in a manner only physicists could dream up — a gong, a roast, hundreds of scientists gathering around for one last photo, and a Mother Goose rhyme. “These …