Mr. Stone is the author of “Damascus Gate” and “Dog Soldiers,” which won the National Book Award in 1975.
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William Moggridge, Designer and Laptop Pioneer, Dies at 69
Mr. Moggridge designed the first laptop, called the Grid Compass. Most recently, he was director of the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
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