The motivation and technique of writing scientific contributions [Point of View]

The author notes that an anniversary is a good excuse to revisit the past - to compare and to contrast. The technical developments in our field have been breathtaking and truly a cause for celebration. What about the human dimension? It has always been one of his interests. Fifty years ago he authored a brief article bearing the same title as above, in this Journal (ibid., vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 628-629, Apr. 1963). He felels it is now time to revisit the subject.