R. A. Fisher - 50 years on

R. A. Fisher: an appreciation.

Fisher’s name has appeared repeatedly in Perspectives, two of which have been devoted primarily to him (Crow 1988, 1990). Fisher’s collected papers are a gold mine, for Fisher often put down his most profound and original ideas in ‘‘throw-away’’ articles, which were published in a five-volume set edited by Henry Bennett (Fisher 1971– 1974). Fisher’s great book (1930) has been reissued in a vari...

Inclusive fitness: 50 years on.

One contribution of 14 to a Theme Issue 'Inclusive fitness: 50 years on'.

Interstellar Grains: 50 Years On

Our understanding of the nature of interstellar grains has evolved considerably over the past half century with the present author and Fred Hoyle being intimately involved at several key stages of progress. The currently fashionable graphite-silicate-organic grain model has all its essential aspects unequivocally traceable to original peer-reviewed publications by the author and/or Fred Hoyle. ...

The Soviet "Doctors' Plot"-50 years on.

The Everett Interpretation: 50 years on

The problem of measurement in quantum mechanics was apparent shortly after the theory’s invention, in the mid 1920s, by Heisenberg, Schrödinger, and Dirac. It is recognizably the successor to the problem of wave-particle duality. Its origins therefore lie with the very beginnings of the discovery of the quantum. It has never been laid to rest. It haunts us still. If anything the problem is beco...