It was twenty years ago today . . . :
“To mark the 20th anniversary of the commencement of hep-th@xxx.lanl.gov (now arXiv.org), I’ve adapted this article from one that first appeared in Physics World (http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/print/35983) and was later reprinted (Learned Publishing, Vol. 22, No. 2, Apr 2009, p. 95; http://dx.doi.org/10.1087/2009203) (with permission) in Learned Publishing. This version is closer to my original draft, with some updates for this occasion, plus an astounding 25 added footnotes.”
URL : http://arxiv.org/abs/1108.2700