William Standish Knowles Quotes

At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math.
William Standish Knowles

Strong, Chemistry, Toward

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

Time, Made, Two

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

School, Young, Another

I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science.
William Standish Knowles

Science, Relatives

I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.
William Standish Knowles

Actually, Born, June

I was one who liked to work with my hands as well as my brain.
William Standish Knowles

Work, Brain, Hands

I was particularly good at math and science.
William Standish Knowles

Good, Science, Math

I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires.
William Standish Knowles

Forget, Fall, Colors

In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.
William Standish Knowles

Made, Team, Days

In those days industry would hire any chemist that could breathe.
William Standish Knowles

Days, Industry, Breathe

Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background.
William Standish Knowles

Long, Forgotten, Involved

My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.
William Standish Knowles

Family, Business, Matters

My family gave me the best in education.
William Standish Knowles

Education, Family, Best

To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession.
William Standish Knowles

Business, Mother, Father

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: June 1, 1917

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