the scientist. This process is the essence of creativity in science. I have been fortunate to have experienced this intense pleasure many times in my life." Alan J Heeger, Never Lose Your Nerve! Publication list Journal Articles: Technical Reports: Heeger, A. J. and A. G. MacDiarmid. "Polyacetylene, (CH)x, as an Emerging Material for Solar Cell Applications. Final Technical Report, March 19, 1979 - March 18, 1980," University of Pennsylvania, United States Department of Energy, (June 5, 1980). Heeger, A. J., Sinclair, M., et al. "Subgap Absorption in Conjugated Polymers," Sandia National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy, (1991). Heeger, A. J., Sinclair, M., et al. " Measurements of Photo-induced Changes in Conjugated Polymers," Sandia National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy, (1991). Autobiography , World Scientific Publishing, See also List of Nobel laureates affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara References External links Curriculum Vitae of Alan J. Heeger, posted at University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved November 18, 2007 including the Nobel lecture December 8, 2000 Semiconducting and Metallic Polymers: The Fourth Generation of Polymeric Materials Free to view video interview, Harry Kroto NL talks to Alan Heeger, 2005, provided by the Vega Science Trust UCSB profile Photos and video from presentation in Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic 1936 births Living people Nobel laureates in Chemistry American Nobel laureates Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Foreign members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 21st-century American physicists Jewish American scientists Jewish physicists Molecular electronics Organic semiconductors Polymer scientists and engineers People from Sioux City, Iowa University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni University of California, Santa Barbara faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Fellows of the American Physical Society Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize winners People from Akron, Iowa