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Type: Scientist Quotes Category: American Scientist Quotes Date of Birth: June 1, 1917 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: William Standish Knowles Related Authors: Isaac Asimov Margaret Mead George Wald Jim Fowler Clifford Geertz Maria Mitchell Joshua Lederberg Kenneth G. Wilson |
At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math.
William Standish Knowles At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years. William Standish Knowles At this point I was strongly advised that I was too young socially to go to college so I took a second senior year at Andover, another boarding school. William Standish Knowles I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science. William Standish Knowles I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford. William Standish Knowles I was one who liked to work with my hands as well as my brain. William Standish Knowles I was particularly good at math and science. William Standish Knowles I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires. William Standish Knowles In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics. William Standish Knowles In those days industry would hire any chemist that could breathe. William Standish Knowles Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background. William Standish Knowles My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters. William Standish Knowles My family gave me the best in education. William Standish Knowles To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession. William Standish Knowles |
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