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The Institute for Amorphous Studies was founded in 1982 as the
international center for the investigation of amorphous mate rials.
It has since played an important role in promoting the und er
standing of disordered matter in general. An Institute lecture
series on "Fundamentals of Amorphous Materials and Devices" was
held during 1982-83 with distinguished speakers from universities
and industry. These events were free and open to the public, and
were attended by many representatives of the scientific community.
The lectures themselves were highly successful inasmuch as they
provided not only formal instruction but also an opportunity for
vigorous and stimulating debate. That last element could not be
captured within the pages of a book I but the lectures concentrated
on the latest advances in the field I which is why their essential
contents are he re reproduced in collective form. Together they
constitute an interdisciplinary status report of the field. The
speakers brought many different viewpoints and a variety of back
ground experiences io bear on the problems involved I but though
language and conventions vary I the essential unity of the concerns
is very clear I as indeed are the ultimate benefits of the
many-sided approach."
Tzedakah can be as cheerful and sweet as a Hanukkah cookie. Sydney
Taylor Notable Book Award.
In a story Inspired by Sandy Koufax a Little League ballplayer must
choose between playing an important game and attending synagogue on
Yom Kippur.
The Institute for Amorphous Studies was founded in 1982 as the
international center for the investigation of amorphous mate rials.
It has since played an important role in promoting the und er
standing of disordered matter in general. An Institute lecture
series on "Fundamentals of Amorphous Materials and Devices" was
held during 1982-83 with distinguished speakers from universities
and industry. These events were free and open to the public, and
were attended by many representatives of the scientific community.
The lectures themselves were highly successful inasmuch as they
provided not only formal instruction but also an opportunity for
vigorous and stimulating debate. That last element could not be
captured within the pages of a book I but the lectures concentrated
on the latest advances in the field I which is why their essential
contents are he re reproduced in collective form. Together they
constitute an interdisciplinary status report of the field. The
speakers brought many different viewpoints and a variety of back
ground experiences io bear on the problems involved I but though
language and conventions vary I the essential unity of the concerns
is very clear I as indeed are the ultimate benefits of the
many-sided approach."
This volume and its two companion volumes, entitled
Tetrahedrally-Bonded Amorphous Semiconductors and Localization and
Metal-Insulator Transitions, are our way of paying special tribute
to Sir Nevill Mott and to express our heartfelt wishes to him on
the occasion of his eightieth birthday. Sir Nevill has set the
highest standards as a physicist, teacher, and scientific leader.
Our feelings for him include not only the respect and admiration
due a great scientist, but also a deep affection for a great human
being, who possesses a rare combination of outstanding personal
qualities. We thank him for enriching our lives, and we shall
forever carry cherished memories of this noble man. Scientists best
express their thanks by contributing their thoughts and
observations to a Festschrift. This one honoring Sir Nevill fills
three volumes, with literally hundreds of authors meeting a strict
deadline. The fact that contributions poured in from all parts of
the world attests to the international cohesion of our scientific
community. It is a tribute to Sir Nevill's stand for peace and
understanding, transcending national borders. The editors wish to
express their gratitude to Ghazaleh Koefod for her diligence and
expertise in deciphering and typing many of the papers, as well as
helping in numerous other ways. The blame for the errors that
remain belongs to the editors.
Landmark contributions to science and mechanisms for the origin of
the phenomena, and technology are rarely recognized at the time of
reached important conclusions about the physical publication. Few
people, even in technical areas, nature of the materials at
equilibrium and their recogni zed the importance of developments
such as electronic nonequilibrium properties. Many of these the
transistor, the laser, or electrophotography ideas were condensed
into a publication for Physical until well after their successful
demonstration. Review Letters, paper 1 in this collection. This
So-called experts, in fact, tend to resist new paper immediately
attracted attention to the field, inventions, a natural instinct
based on a combina and directly lead to the initiation of large
research tion of fear of obsolescent expertise and jealousy efforts
at both industrial laboratories and univer- arising from lack of
active participation in the ties throughout the world. Inevitably,
there was discovery. the usual amount of controversy, with many
experts Denigration of new ideas is a relatively simultaneously
taking positions (2) and (3) above. safe modus operandi, since the
vast majority It has now been well over 20 years since eventually
are abandoned well short of commerciality. the original publication
date, and an objective view However, a successful device can be
identified by can be taken in hindsight.
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