PARIS – Jean-Pierre Hébert, one of the leading artists working with computers, died on March 28 at hospital in Santa Barbara after heart failure. He was 81.

Hébert, who was born in Calais, France, had lived on the West Coast of California since the 1980s, when he moved to the United States and became a dual American French citizen.

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This special bonus episode coproduced with the MIT Press Podcast features a conversation between Bettina Forget, director of the SETI institute's artist-in-residence program, and Lindy Elkins-Tanton, principal investigator of the NASA Psyche Mission. Listen as these Leonardo authors discuss the connections between art and science, the flawed idea of the hero, exploration of both land and space, and the complexities of being a woman in a male-dominated field.

This memorial text was originally published at www.brendanharkinxml.com/obituary and is reposted with permission. 

Sydney
30 March 2021

Brendan Harkin passed away suddenly on Monday 15 March 2021 after living the largest of lives. He is survived by his wife Megan Elliott, his sister Colleen Harkin, and his daughter Astrid Harkin.