I Was Born In Montreal

I Was Born In Montreal In 1939, The Second Son Of Poor Immigrants.

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.

I Should Mention That While I Was Growing Up, Einstein Was Presented As A Worthy Role Model For A Young Boy Who Was Good At His Studies.

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.

The Rna World Referred To An Hypothetical Stage In The Origin Of Life On Earth.