David Goodall: Australia's oldest scientist ends his own life at 104

Goodall ate fish and chips and cheesecake and listened to Beethoven ’s Ninth Symphony in final hoursAustralia ’s oldest scientist, David Goodall, has taken his life by assisted suicide in Switzerland.The 104-year-old was forced to travel on a one-way ticket from his home in Western Australia to Switzerland, where he took his own life on Thursday through voluntary euthanasia.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 10, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Australian Associated Press and Reuters Tags: Assisted dying Australia news Switzerland Science Source Type: news