This volume contains an unsystematic account of my past work; it is not intended to be an autobiography in the conventional meaning of the term. It is not even remotely a scholarly description of the momentous devel- ments in which I was able to participate; rather it is a recital of memorable episodes, borrowing from the compulsory preface of a facetious British 1 history: History is not what you thought. It is what you can remember. Thus this volume suffers from many sins of omission, including full att- bution of deserved credits, but, it is hoped, only few sins of commission. The author...

This wide-ranging collection of essays presents the best of Panofsky's most accessible writings. It covers his early collaboration with Luis Alvarez and his later work as researcher and director at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Through several essays--some reflecting his lifelong concern with nuclear weapons and arms control--Panofsky also reveals the often intractable differences that exist between the drives of theoretical science and the constraints of public policy.

This volume contains an unsystematic account of my past work; it is not intended to be an autobiography in the conventional meaning of the term. It is not even remotely a scholarly description of the momentous devel- ments in which I was able to participate; rather it is a recital of memorable episodes, borrowing from the compulsory preface of a facetious British 1 history: History is not what you thought. It is what you can remember. Thus this volume suffers from many sins of omission, including full att- bution of deserved credits, but, it is hoped, only few sins of commission. The author...