ABSTRACT
As we age, history becomes part of our direct experience, not just an account of what we have heard or read. This is particularly true of the history of our science, because that history covers such a short period and because we are involved with it on a daily basis. Memory research is less than 130 years old and for more than half of that time I have been a participant/observer. First-hand experience gives a more salient perspective of changes than the history one hears or reads about. The most obvious changes in our science have been technological. Computers, electronics and sophisticated equipment have changed the way we go about our daily work. However, I believe that the sociological changes of our scientific community have had a more profound effect on how we perceive and think about our work.
