A great russian mathematician Vladimir Arnold died on 3rd of June, 2010 in Paris
Vladimir Arnold died on 3rd of June 2010 in Paris, just 9 days before his 73rd birthday.
I am sure many mechanicians know him by his books, such as
gregk's blog
Spectacular torsional-flexural autovibrations of a Volga bridge
The autovibrations of the bridge over Volga river in the city of Volgograd(Russia) were filmed (not by me) today on 05/21/2010. The amplitude reachedabout 1 m. The bridge opening was just six months ago...
Apparently, either the bridge frame drag was too high or torsional stiffness / damping too low.