Two decades of high-polymer physics: A survey and forecast

Abstract

The twentieth anniversary of the founding of the Division of High‐Polymer Physics of the American Physical Society is an appropriate time to review the progress of polymer physics over the last two decades, and to re‐evaluate the hopes of the founders and the present need for the Division. The continuing need for our Division perhaps is best shown by the fact that each of the last two meetings have set new records for the number of papers presented. Much of this progress is due to the officers who have contributed so much of their time and effort to the Division. Those who served in the first decade were recognized in an earlier review. The officers of the last decade are shown in the accompanying table. We are indebted to all these men for their work to keep the Division running, and thus promote the progress of polymer physics.