Supergravity and its Legacy

Abstract

A personal recollection of events that preceded the construction of Supergravity and of some subsequent developments.

Comments: Ettore Majorana Medal address. Contribution to the Proceedings of the International School of Subnuclear Physics, 54th Course: THE NEW PHYSICS FRONTIERS IN THE LHC-2 ERA, Erice, 14 June - 23 June 2016