I Was Born In Montreal In 1939,

Indeed, We Are Privileged To Have Been Afforded The Opportunity To Study Nature And To Follow Our Own Thoughts And Inspirations In A Time Of Relative Tranquillity And In A Land With A Generous And Forward-looking Government.

About Seven Years Later I Was Given A Book About The Periodic Table Of The Elements. For The First Time I Saw The Elegance Of Scientific Theory And Its Predictive Power.

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

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

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.