In this book are 30 of the best papers published in the 50-year history of Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. Human Factors, the flagship publication of HFES and a top journal in the human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) field, began publication in 1958.

HF/E - a multidisciplinary science whose practitioners strive to improve the safety and usability of systems, tools, products, and environments for human use - is a broadly applied field. The journal's contents reflect this diversity in both subject matter and research methodology. Using methods such as laboratory experimentation, field and case studies, and computational modeling, HF/E research published in Human Factors has led to measurable improvements in areas such as aviation, transportation, computer software and hardware, workforce training and productivity, and health care.

The 30 exemplary papers in this volume (selected from nearly 2,800) are categorized in one of three broad areas: Applications, Technology/Engineering/

Physiology, and Human Performance. They are the most highly cited and valued by a representative sample of readers. Six of the papers in this collection won the prestigious HFES Jerome H. Ely Award for best paper in a volume year. They are truly the best of the best.