OVERVIEW AND CURRENT RELEVANCE OF "RUN-AWAY STARS AS THE RESULT OF THE GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE OF PROTO-STELLAR CLUSTERS" BY POVEDA, RUIZ, & ALLEN (1967)

The mechanism for producing massive runaway stars proposed by A. Poveda, J. Ruiz and C. Allen, 1967, BOTT, 4, 28, 86, is briefly described. Its impact over the years and its gradual acceptance as a viable way to account for such stars are traced. Its current relevance for the understanding of runaway stars is assessed.