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Elizabeth Bates: a scientific obituary

Elizabeth Bates: a scientific obituary On 13 December 2003, Elizabeth Bates died, after a courageous year‐long struggle with pancreatic cancer. In passing away, Liz leaves an enormous hole, both in the field and in the lives of her many friends. But she leaves an enormous legacy as well. Over the course of more than 30 years, Liz established herself as a world leader in a number of fields – child development, language acquisition, aphasia research, cross‐linguistic research, and adult psycholinguistics. She was passionate about science and about ideas. Fearless and bold in following these ideas wherever they took her, and unafraid of controversy, Liz inspired many to follow in her footsteps. One can paint the landscape of a great career in different shades and hues, but for Liz one needs a full pallet of colors, and certainly of intensities. Her contributions to the field of cognitive science were rich and varied, and defy any simple categorization. A summary of just the research initiatives and empirical instruments she produced would fill the space of this brief note. To give a sense of the breadth of her achievement we begin with a list of some of the most tangible products of her career. • MacArthur http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Developmental Science Wiley

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Copyright © 2004 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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1363-755X
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1467-7687
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10.1111/j.1467-7687.2004.00328.x
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On 13 December 2003, Elizabeth Bates died, after a courageous year‐long struggle with pancreatic cancer. In passing away, Liz leaves an enormous hole, both in the field and in the lives of her many friends. But she leaves an enormous legacy as well. Over the course of more than 30 years, Liz established herself as a world leader in a number of fields – child development, language acquisition, aphasia research, cross‐linguistic research, and adult psycholinguistics. She was passionate about science and about ideas. Fearless and bold in following these ideas wherever they took her, and unafraid of controversy, Liz inspired many to follow in her footsteps. One can paint the landscape of a great career in different shades and hues, but for Liz one needs a full pallet of colors, and certainly of intensities. Her contributions to the field of cognitive science were rich and varied, and defy any simple categorization. A summary of just the research initiatives and empirical instruments she produced would fill the space of this brief note. To give a sense of the breadth of her achievement we begin with a list of some of the most tangible products of her career. • MacArthur

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Developmental Science – Wiley

Published: Apr 1, 2004

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