I Was Born In Montreal In 1939,

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.

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.

My Intention Was To Enroll At Mcgill University But An Unexpected Series Of Events Led Me To Study Physics At The Massachusetts Institute Of Technology.

For Our Immediate Family And Relatives, Canada Was A Land Of Opportunity.

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