Prof. Yuval Ne’eman, 80, a world-acclaimed physicist, multi-talented academic, one of Israel’s most prominent scientists and a right-wing ideologue, died on Wednesday at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center after suffering a stroke.

Born in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1925, he was not only the initiator of the Science and Technology Ministry and twice minister but also the founder and chairman of the Israel Space Agency.

Source: jpost.com