Neutron Scattering and Solid State Physics (and Dinosaurs)

Abstract

In this short note, I first look back the days when the Hamon, a membership journal of the Japanese Society for Neutron Science, had launched. The neutron scattering activities of those days for solid state physics are summarized. Then, a comparison is made to current situation. By an extrapolation, near-future prospect for the neutron scattering community will be analyzed.