Mechanical engineers work on teams responsible for developing a wide range of products and systems including, for example, space shuttle vehicles, aircraft of all sizes and shapes, automobiles, turbines, pumps, power plants, and factories.
Associated Press. TORONTO â Actor and comedian Rick Ducommun, known for his role in the 1989 film The 'Burbs, has died at age 62, his family said Thursday. Peter Ducommun said his brother died on June 12 at a Vancouver, British Columbia, hospital after suffering from complications due to diabetes.
Related to Pancreatic Cancer. Patrick Swayze Dies of Pancreatic Cancer. Sept. 15, 2009 -- Actor Patrick Swayze died yesterday of pancreatic cancer. Swayze, 57, died peacefully with his family at his side, Swayze's publicist, Annett Wolf, said in a statement published by the Associated Press.