The "Perspectives" Series is dedicated to chronicling the history and ongoing developments of landmark scientific achievements, presented by the pioneers themselves.This series aims to elucidate the complex processes underpinning significant scientific ideas, with a focus on the original motivations and the often underappreciated contributions that traditional textbooks and academic papers frequently fail to highlight.

The inspiration "Perspectives" Series was drawn from the historically oriented lectures delivered by our distinguished guest speakers as a part of the Interdisciplinary Colloquium series; in particular, John Schwarz's lecture, "A Personal View of the Early Years of String Theory," (YouTube), and Douglas Ravenel's lecture, "The Chromatic Conjectures in Homotopy Theory," (YouTube). These presentations underscored the need for a dedicated platform that allows pioneers to document the history of their groundbreaking work.