I Have An Idealistic View Of Science

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.

This Possibility Bothered Me As I Thought It Was Not Advisable To Remain In One Academic Environment, And The Long Dark Winters In Edinburgh Could Be Rather Dismal.

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

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

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