I couldn't believe my good fortune when Leon Jaroff, who was 85 when he died Oct. 20, hired me to write for TIME in 1986. He was already a legend by then; he had reinvented science journalism by founding the groundbreaking Discover magazine a half-decade earlier, and the young writers he nurtured there and as the science editor at TIME would go on to dominate the field--as they still do. His pet peeves were equally legendary: nobody who knew Leon had the slightest doubt about where he stood on UFOs, homeopathy, the paranormal and even some Time Inc. executives. His love...
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