Abstract :
If we define a heavy-ion "space" bounded by the three axes of mass, energy, and intensity, it becomes clear that there are large parts of this space which are completely unexplored. This, by itself, is an attractive situation since unexpected phenomena will almost certainly be found. However, I believe that on the basis of what we already know about nuclei, atoms, and the solid state, there is ample justification to push the physics of these unexplored regions. The recent discovery that "deep inelastic scattering" is a principal reaction mechanism between two heavy nuclei was largely unexpected and this experiment will be briefly discussed. Several examples of interesting future measurements in nuclear and atomic physics with heavy-ions in the energy range of 100 MeV/AMU will be discussed.
