death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date known_for article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
30 may 2008 simpsonville , south carolina , united states baltimore , maryland , united states american robert w. faid 30 april 1929 ig nobel prize in mathematics robert w. faid
 robert wesley faid author , numerologist , previously nuclear engineer coatesville bible college johns hopkins university
robert w. faid

robert w. faid -lrb- april 30 , 1929 - may 30 , 2008 -rrb- was an american author , numerologist and former nuclear engineer from greenville , south carolina .
he held a master 's degree in theology from coatesville bible college .
faid was an agnostic in his early life and converted to christianity after recovery from cancer .
faid is listed as the inventor on two 1977 united states patents relating to improvements in the construction of concrete structures such as containment buildings for nuclear power plants .
