A human rights activist, a film director, an agony aunt, a laser pioneer and a culinary star

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Matthew Bannister on The Irish trade unionist and women's rights campaigner Inez McCormick The film director and restaurant critic Michael Winner, The agony aunt Pauline Phillips - who under the pen name "Dear Abby" offered advice to millions of Americans Dr Tingye Li - the electrical engineer who helped to develop the laser - paving the way for modern fibre-optic communication And the cookery writer Katie Stewart whose column in the Times inspired a generation.