Los Angeles, 1950.

1950:
Mr. Hubbard is contracted by Hermitage House Publishing to write Dianetics.

In the first week of March he completes Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.

He writes Dianetics: The Evolution of a Science for magazine publication to promote and accompany the release of Dianetics.

On 9 May 1950, Dianetics is released and appears on the New York Times bestseller list on 18 June 1950. It remains on the bestseller list for 28 consecutive weeks and launches a national movement which will soon become the fastest growing movement in America.

	A demonstration of auditing.

On 7 June, he delivers his first recorded lectures on Dianetics in Elizabeth, New Jersey, where the Hubbard Dianetics Research Foundation is formed.

Through the remainder of the year, Mr. Hubbard continues to tour and speak in major cities, and by the end of December he has delivered over 100 lectures, including his address to more than 6,000 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium.