Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Leyerle’s Idea 1
5. 2. Getting Started 18
6. 3. First Business 31
7. 4. The AIRS Program 44
8. 5. Expansion of the Mandate 68
9. 6. Origins: The Universe and the Tree of Life 93
10. 7. Population Health 108
11. 8. Superconductivity 121
12. 9. Years of Testing 131
13. 10. Origins II 148
14. 11. Economic Growth and Policy 162
15. 12. Human Development 173
16. 13. The Science of Soft Surfaces and Interfaces 185
17. 14. The Knife Edge 192
18. 15. The Law Program 209
19. 16. New Leadership 223
20. 17. Nanoelectronics 246
21. 18. Renewal 258
22. Appendix A: CIAR Research Program Members 271
23. Appendix B: CIAR Advisory Committees 277
24. Appendix C: CIAR Research Council 281
25. Appendix D: CIAR Board of Directors 283
26. Appendix E: CIAR Staff 285
27. Notes 289
28. Selected Bibliography 337
29. Index 339