Karl Grandin,^* Peter Jagers,^** Sven Kullander<sup>***

*</sup>Karl Grandin () is director of the Center for History of Science. He works with the history of theoretical physics and solid-state physics in the 20th century. He is the editor of the Nobel Foundation's yearbook Les Prix Nobel. He is member of the European Physical Society's History of Physics Group. Address: Energy Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden. Address: Center for History of Science, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden. e-mail: karl.grandin@kva.se
^**Peter Jagers is professor of Mathematical Statistics at Chalmers University of Technology. Most of his scientific work is on branching processes, which occur in areas as diverse as particle physics and biological population dynamics. Currently he is the First Vice President of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Address: Energy Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden. Address: Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.
^***Sven Kullander is a professor emeritus of high energy physics of Uppsala University. He is the chairman of the Energy Committee at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and Vice President of the European Academies Science Advisory Council. In recent years he has worked on energy issues in particular bioenergy. Address: Energy Committee of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden. Address: Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. e-mail: sven-kullander@kva.se