Response of the Oersted Medalist

E d i t o r’s note: Remarks made by H. Richard Crane upon receipt of the 1976 Oersted Medal. Bestowed by the American Association of Physics Teachers ’’for notable contributions to physics education,’’ the Medal was presented to Professor Crane at the ceremonial session of the joint meeting of the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers, Chicago, Illinois, 7–10 February 1977. [See J. B. Guernsey, Am. J. Phys. 45, 507 (1977), for remarks made in presenting the Medal.]