Tetsuo Nozoe: The World Traveler, On a Determined Trajectory

Abstract

Tetsuo Nozoe embarked on many grand tours during his lifetime. The Grand Tours of late 1966 are among his most impressive, spanning Europe and North America with short trips back to Japan in between. Jeffrey I. Seeman takes us along these tours, showing how Nozoe was able to squeeze in a breathtaking number of visits into his “wish list” of organic chemistry, at a time before internet and mobile phones. This Essay and the interactive website that accompanies the Nozoe Autograph Book project are available free‐access for at least a three‐year period at http://www.tcr.wiley-vch.de/nozoe.

The Nozoe Autograph Books Project: An Assessment

“…And because the ISNA meetings will continue to collect autographs and entries, the project speaks for a very special warmth and adds a notable opportunity for the community. The Nozoe Autograph Books and their continuing chapters form a unique, primary source of information about the signatories and their humanness. This observation is supported by the several already published studies based on these books …”

“…This observation is supported by the several already published studies based on these books. [1,[11][12][13][14] E. For Everyone…”

“…Several of the essays were deeply personal, written by close friends and former students of Nozoe as well as immediate family members (one of Nozoe's daughters and two of his grandchildren). Several essays had themes on the history and sociology of chemistry . A number of essays were highly technical .…”

“…Several essays had themes on the history and sociology of chemistry. [1,[11][12][13][14][15][16] A number of essays were highly technical. [17][18][19][20][21] One editorial was entirely instructive: how to use the project's website.…”

The Nozoe Autograph Books: “It Ain't Over ‘Til It's Over”

“…Another essay illustrates “the stories behind the stories,” where a number of individuals who wrote in the Nozoe Autograph Books reveal the backstories or background for their entries. Another essay illustrates the intensity of Tetsuo Nozoe's international travels and the details as to how these trips were planned in an era of no e‐mail and hardly any international telephone usage . And yet, another essay displays many of the poems and several puzzles that appear in the books…”