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Notable Achievements at Age 77
Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics (joint with John Hopfield)
Joint recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for foundational discoveries and inventions enabling machine learning with artificial neural networks.
Final episode of Mastermind aired
His 735th and final episode of Mastermind aired on 26 April 2021.
Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Blue plaque unveiled at birthplace
A blue plaque commemorating Cook was unveiled at his birthplace 'Shearbridge', Middle Warberry Road, Torquay on 17 November 2014; his widow Lin attended.
Death of husband Martin D. Ginsburg
Martin Ginsburg, a prominent tax attorney and frequent collaborator/support, died of cancer; Justice Ginsburg returned to work the next day.
Awarded U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom
Received the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama (12 August 2009) for his lifelong contributions to human rights.
Died in Nashville, Tennessee
Bruce D. Henderson died on July 20, 1992, ten days after suffering a stroke; survived by his second wife Bess, four children and seven grandchildren.
Forbes net worth listing: $13.3 billion (Mar 2025)
Forbes listed James Dyson's net worth as $13.3 billion in March 2025 (noting difference vs some other lists).
Oprah selects A New Earth for her book club again (Jan 2025)
AP News reported that Oprah Winfrey selected A New Earth for her book club for a second time in January 2025 — the only book to be chosen twice in the club's history.
Blackstone AUM reported at $1.1 trillion (Sept 30, 2024)
Blackstone reported $1.1 trillion in assets under management as of September 30, 2024.
Received IEEE Computer Society Taylor L. Booth Education Award
Awarded the Taylor L. Booth Education Award (announced/published in 2024) for long-lasting inspirational teaching via functional programming.
Received Harvard GSAS Centennial Medal
Awarded the Centennial Medal by the Harvard Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for outstanding contributions to society (2023).
Forbes net worth estimate (April 2022)
Forbes estimated Dietrich Mateschitz's net worth at US$27.4 billion in April 2022.
Co-hosts Saturday Night Live with Martin Short (Selena Gomez appears)
Martin and Martin Short co-hosted SNL together in 2022 with guest appearance by Selena Gomez.
Announced departure from Mastermind
Announced in his Daily Mail column on 6 February 2021 that he would step down as host of Mastermind after 18 years.
Listed among top private equity founders stepping back
Public commentary and reporting in October 2021 marked Kravis (and Roberts) stepping back as operational CEOs after 45+ years leading KKR; widely covered in press.
Public estimate of net worth (Oct 2021)
Formula1 reporting cited Mateschitz's net worth at approximately US$25.4 billion in October 2021.
Kennedy Center Honors recipient
Honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in December 2021 (along with other notable artists).
Launched 2020 Democratic presidential campaign
Officially launched his campaign for the Democratic nomination on November 24, 2019; self‑funded campaign.
Estimated fortune of $4.2 billion (technology investments)
October 2019 reporting estimated Diller's fortune at $4.2 billion, citing early investments in Match.com, Vimeo, and other tech assets.
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