Note from the Editor: It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that I introduce this essay which accompanies the publication of the fourth segment of the Tetsuo Nozoe Autograph Books. In the conceptualization stages of this projectwhich shall appear in 15 consecutive issues of The Chemical Record as well as have a significant internet presenceI proposed to my colleagues Eva Wille and Brian Johnson that each segment be accompanied with a specially invited essay or perspective. This proposal was immediately and enthusiastically accepted. To both celebrate the life and warmth of Tetsuo Nozoe, I can hardly imagine a more appropriate essay than one written by two of his grandchildren and one of his own children! I thank the Masamune Family for their touching contribution to this project. The Nozoe Autograph Books and all the accompanying essays, including this essay, are open access for at least a three-year period at: http://www.tcr.wiley-vch.de/nozoe. Jeffrey I. Seeman Guest Editor, University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia 23173, USA
