Plasma Potential: A Partial Timeline of the Life and Accomplishments of Noah Hershkowitz

A brief introduction is given to a special workshop devoted to remembering Professor Noah Hershkowitz and his many contributions to the fields of Plasma Science and Plasma Technology. Many of these contributions will be discussed in greater detail by other speakers in this session, discussion that will highlight the seminal nature of those contributions, and the extent to which areas of current research were inspired by Noah's efforts and vision. Further, an overview of Noah's life using a timeline of his activity and accomplishments, set in context of major epochs in the development of plasma science, is presented. We begin with a young high school student in New York, wanting to develop as an artist, a color-blind artist, and end with one of the truly eminent and influential experimental plasma physicists of his generation. It is this speaker's great privilege to have worked with Noah as both a student and a colleague, and to share, in this talk, a little bit of the gratitude he feels for this great plasma physicist and person--Noah Hershkowitz.