Among My Activities Was Membership In The

I Was Strongly Encouraged By A Science Teacher Who Took An Interest In Me And Presented Me With A Key To The Laboratory To Allow Me To Work Whenever I Wanted.

However, I Had A Chance Encounter With An Admissions Officer Of Stevens Institute Of Technology, Who So Impressed Me By His Erudition And Enthusiasm For The School That I Changed Course And Entered Stevens Institute.

My Early Childhood Memories Center Around This Typical American Country Store And Life In A Small American Town, Including 4th Of July Celebrations Marked By Fireworks And Patriotic Music Played From A Pavilion Bandstand.

I Turned My Attention For A While To Gamma Ray Astronomy And Soon Began The First In A Continous Series Of Experiments At The Savannah River Site To Study The Properties Of The Neutrino.

Among My Activities Was Membership In The Boy Scouts; I Rose Each Year Through The Ranks, Eventually Achieving The Rank Of Eagle Scout And Undertaking Leadership Roles In The Organization.