T.H. BULLOCK, 1915–2005: Founding ISN president Theodore Holmes "Ted" Bullock passed away in his sleep on 19 December 2005. Ted Bullock's seventy year research career, which continued until his death, defies quick summarization. He was famed for the magnificent two volume book Structure and Function in the Nervous Systems of Invertebrates (co-authored with Adrian Horridge), which remains the best summation of older literature on invertebrates to this day; the discovery of thermal senses in pit vipers; research on "brain waves"; and his many influential review articles. He was the founding president of the International Society for Neuroethology; the society recently renamed its Visiting Lecture Program after Ted Bullock. Ted Bullock also held the post of president for the Society for Neuroscience (1973–1974), and the American Society of Zoologists (now Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology).

People describing Ted Bullock in conversation would often use phrases like "national treasure" to describe him, with no hint of irony. But such a description underestimates his impact on the international neurobiology community. He was a rare person who combined razor-sharp intelligence with great personal warmth and genuine interest in the work of others. He will be greatly missed.

— Zen Faulkes

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