Abstract
In 1902, at the founding of the Society, C. J. Reed moved that the new organization be called “The American Electrochemical Society.” Immediately thereafter (in the spirit of business meetings the world over), an amendment was introduced. Carl Hering proposed that the word electrochemical be written with a hyphen and a capital C. The amendment did not carry; it lost by a vote of 29 to 21. The annals do not record how long the discussion on hyphenation and capitalization lasted, nor do they relate the nature of the comments. Judging from other contemporary writings in the Transactions, however, they were quite likely to have been clever and highly entertaining. This anecdote about the Society’s name is just one of many interesting stories and pictures—from the droll to the serious—that will come to light during the Society’s Centennial Year in 2002.
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