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I submitted my IMF paper in 1954 from a stay in Australia, but the seeds of the paper stem from the Ann Arbor Astrophysics Summer School in 1953. After reminiscing about the pros and cons of that paper, I also mention an aftermath at a Vatican Conference in 1957. I conclude with my advice to young scientists that they should NOT separate science and politics, but should be involved in national issues.
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Salpeter, E.E. (2005). Introduction to IMF@50. In: Corbelli, E., Palla, F., Zinnecker, H. (eds) The Initial Mass Function 50 Years Later. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 327. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3407-7_1
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