History
Dr. Ralph Rider was an accomplished scientist. His brother Charles sent his eldest son Richard Rider (aka Nova) to stay with Ralph in the hopes of improving Richard's grades. Before Richard arrived, his uncle had been murdered by Jason Dean aka Photon. Nova and Spider-Man investigated Ralph's murder. Ralph's other nephew Robert seems to have inherited his intelligence and aptitude towards science.[1][2]
Trivia
- Ralph had a very good physics library according to Peter Parker. Ralph was also fond of anagrams.