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Leonard I. Schiff died on January 19, 1971 in the midst of a full life, which was unusual for its selflessness, friendliness, statesmanship, and remarkable scientific productivity. He was a teacherand scholar of extraordinary breadth. In his memory and to affirm the high standards in lecturing and research that he so greatly helped to establish, it is most fitting to bring to Stanford a diverse group of outstanding physicists. The Physics Department is establishing a memorial fund, which will be used to support an annual Distinguished Lectureship for physicists of great distinction who will be invited to give a memorial lecture open to the public. Ii is hoped that sufficient funds will be raised to enable the Distinguished Lecturer on occasion to remain in the Department for an extensive stay so that he can interact with students and faculty. Contributions and pledges to the Leonard I. Schiff Memorial Fund should be mailed to the Departmentof Physics, Stanford University, California 94305. Felix Bloch David Ritson Marvin Chodorow Arthur Schawlow William Fairbank Melvin Schwartz Alexander Fetter Alan Schwettman Stanley Hanna Dirk Walecka Robert Hofstadter Stanley Wojcicki William Little Mason Yearian Walter Meyerhof A Distinguished Lectureship in memory of Leonard I. Schiff Professor of Physics Stanford University DistinguishedLectures in memory An invitation to attend the of Leonard I. Schiff: 1976DistinguishedLectures inmemoryof 1972 "HadronStructure and High Energy Collisions" LEONARD I. SCHIFF by Chen Ning Yang Professor of Physics Stanford University 1973 "The Approachto Thermal Equilibrium and Other Steady States" by Willis EugeneLamb, Jr. 1974 "The Evolution of a Nuclear Reaction" by Herman Feshbach 1975 "The World as Quarks, Leptons and Bosons" by Murray Gell-Mann Leonard I. Schiff died on January 19, 1971, in You are cordiallyinvited to attend the midst of a full life, which was unusual for its thefollowing lectures by statesmanship,and remarkable scientific productivity. He was a TSUNG DAO LEE teacherand scholarof extraordinarybreadth. Enrico Fermi Professor of Physics Columbia University In his memoryand to affirm the highstandards in lecturingand that he so greatlyhelped research "SymmetryPrinciples in Physics" Physics Departmenthas created to establish, the (popularlecture) a Distinguished Lectureshipwhich is bringing outstandingphysicists asvisitors to the Depart- Tuesday,January 20, 1976 ment. The fund has been generouslysupported by 8:00 p.m. faculty,staff and students at Stanford and by Physics Lecture Hall Leonard's friends in all parts of the world. Stanford University The 1976 Distinguished Lecturer is Professor "A Possible NewFormof Matter at High Density' Tsung Dao Lee of theDepartmentof Physics, (specializedlecture) University.Lee born China Columbia was in in Wednesday, January , He received Ph.D. degree in physics in 21 1 976 1926. a 4:15 p.m. 1950.After one yearat the Universityof California Physics a two-yearstayat The Institute of Advanced Lecture Hall and Stanford University Studyat Princeton, he joinedthefaculty of Columbia University.Lee has made profound contributions to the theoryof elementaryparticles andto quantumfield theory.His interests are very broad, includingstatistical mechanics, hydro- dynamicsand astrophysics. He hasreceived numerous distinctions which include an honorary D.Sc. degreefrom Princeton and membershipin theNational Academyof Sciences. In 1 957 he was recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics and the Einstein Award of Science. Lee madeseveral visits to theTheoretical Physics Instituteat Stanford headed by Leonard Schiff. The greatesteemwhichLeonard hadfor Lee makes it especiallyappropriatefor ProfessorLee to givethe 1976Distinguished Lecture in memoryof Leonard Schiff. selflessness, friendliness,.