Introduction to the special issue in honour of Vincenzo Balzani'Smart Photoactive Molecules,Supermolecules,Materials'

摘要

On December 4th,2006,friends,colleagues and co-workers,from Italy and abroad gathered at the"Giacomo Ciami-cian"Chemistry Department of the University of Bologna to celebrate the 70th birthday of Professor Vincenzo Balzani and honour him as scientist,educator and man.Unaware of this,after the morning teaching he found a large group waiting for him in his office,in silence,and bursting into cheering upon his entrance.