Historical Notes and Recollections

As the silver anniversary edition of the Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference approaches in 1988, one can\´t help but pose the following trivia question for Radiation Effects Committee members to ponder: "When did we commence including space radiation effects in the title of the Conference?" Answer: Amazingly early in our long, successful run of Conferences. While the subject of space radiation effects was addressed (outstanding paper!) in the first (1964) independent Nuclear Radiation Effects Conference at Seattle, it was not until the Ann Arbor Conference (1965) that the equal importance of space radiation effects was formally recognized by including them in the Conference title. Invited papers in the 1966 Conference addressed the space radiation effects environment as well as space radiation effects in silicon devices. By 1967 a separate session of the Conference was devoted to space radiation effects and simulation. Space radiation effects have been an integral part of the annual Conference ever since.