Low Temperature Physics and Physicists Six Decades Ago – B. S. Chandrasekhar

Date: Thu. April 19th, 2007, 4:15 pm-5:15 pm
Location: Rockefeller 301

I shall describe what the field looked like when I entered it as a foot-soldier, i.e. research student, more than half a century ago: what was known, who knew it and looked for more, how they did it. I shall illustrate with examples from my experience and observation. To see where we were then is to realize how far we have come and how the community and its customs have changed.