  Salient features of vortex dynamics in super media are summarized. Recent
examples are: the demonstration of prominent role of topology in vortex
dynamics; the solution to the Hall anomaly which once bothered Bardeen, de
Gennes and many others; the unified microscopic treatment of both transverse
and frictional forces on moving vortex. The fundamental dynamical equation of
vortex matter can now be casted into the elegant form of quantum dissipative
dynamics of Leggett. Together with the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition, we have
finally reached a coherent picture on both thermodynamic and dynamical roles
played by vortices. The key historical progresses are discussed with a broader
perspective, to move into the post high $T_c$ superconductor era, the quantum
era.
  References mentioned in the text and given at the end, though very
incomplete, along with a list of a few outstanding open problems, may provide a
reader a useful guidance and an interesting perspective.

Superconductivity;Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics