Leon Lederman (1922-2018)

An Interview with Susan Lederman

EDITOR’S Note: Over the past three years, Susan Lederman has worked tremendously hard on behalf of ToH, but with her retirement as Associate Editor-in-Chief, I could not resist asking for one last favor. My request was that she share some reflections on her storied career in haptics, and some advice for the next generation of researchers. Susan agreed, leading to the interview below. I hope you...

Leon Festinger: Lunch With Leon.

Leon Lagnado

others allowed first view of uncharted lands, and supported great leaps ahead. The Oracle at Delphi once professed, “Make your own nature, not the advice of others, your guide in life”. Bill’s scientific life followed his nature, from dusty entomology libraries to steaming jungles. This book traces not just Bill’s scientific ideas, but also his academic struggles to get his papers published, es...

Stanley Cohen (1922- )

Stanley Cohen [5] was born on 17 November 1922 in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a tailor and his mother a housewife who immigrated to the United States from Russia in the early 1900s. Cohen spent his early education in the New York City public school system, and attended the city college, Brooklyn College [9], for his undergraduate studies. Brooklyn College [9] had no tuition, which allowe...

’ S Introduction Leon Sterling

The area of logic programming has made great strides in the 15 years since its emergence. There are journals, conferences, textbooks, courses at universities, and no doubt that logic programming is a viable academic discipline. The impact of logic programming on the worlds of industry and business is less clear. Are applications being written using current logic programming tools, for example? ...