A short account of history of IFToMM and its role in MMS

• IFToMM identity.
• Short account of IFToMM history.
• Foundation of IFToMM.
• Generation of IFToMMists.
• Activity and trends for MMS in IFToMM.

The celebration of the 100th birthday of Prof. Erskine Francis Rendel Crossley, who has been one of the most significant founding fathers of IFToMM, is a good opportunity to look back at the historical evolution of IFToMM with the aim to discuss trends of a IFToMM role for MMS in technological developments. This paper is an attempt to outline the history of IFToMM as understood by an IFToMMMist of third generation with an eye to the future of the IFToMM community.

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