I Was Born In Montreal In 1939,

By The Time I Reached High School My Father's Grocery Store Had Made Our Life Adequately Comfortable And I Was Able To Choose, Without Any Practical Encumbrances, The Subjects That I Wanted To Pursue In College.

I Spent Eighteen Months As A Graduate Student In Physics At Columbia University, Waiting Unhappily For An Opportunity To Work In A Laboratory And Wondering If I Should Continue In Physics.

Nevertheless, As Is A Frequent Occurrence In Science, A General Hypothesis Was Constructed From A Few Specific Instances Of A Phenomenon.

My Intention Was To Enroll At Mcgill University But An Unexpected Series Of Events Led Me To Study Physics At The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.

Eight Months Later, Having Left Columbia, I Was Studying Physics In A Summer Program And Working In Colorado When I Decided To Enroll As A Graduate Student In Biophysics.