Better Understanding Of The Natural World Not

I Think It Was This Curiosity About The Natural World Which Awoke My Early Interest In Science.

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

I Was Never Very Good At Exams, Having A Poor Memory And Finding The Examination Process Rather Artificial, And There Never Seemed To Be Enough Time To Follow Up Things That Really Interested Me.

I Am Still A Keen Mountain Walker And An Enthusiastic Glider Pilot.

My Parents Were Born In Norfolk And Spent Their Early Years Working In The Big Houses Of That Rural English County, My Mother As A Cook And My Father As A Handyman And Chauffeur.