At Age 11 In 1960, I Moved

At Age 11 In 1960, I Moved To An Academic State Secondary School, Harrow County Grammar School For Boys.

During The Winter My Attention Was Attracted To The Changes In The Stars And Planets In The Sky.

It Was During My Time At Secondary School That I Abandoned Religion.

Like Many Students, I Found The Drudgery Of Real Experiments And The Slowness Of Progress A Complete Shock, And At My Low Points I Contemplated Other Alternative Careers Including Study Of The Philosophy Or Sociology Of Science.

Scientific Understanding Is Often Beautiful, A Profoundly Aesthetic Experience Which Gives Pleasure Not Unlike The Reading Of A Great Poem.