I was approaching the age of 40 with a substantial publication record, but had not yet held any position in a chemistry department.
Our children were mostly brought up and educated in the Churchill suburb east of Pittsburgh. Each summer, we took them back to England for an extende… - John Pople
Our children were mostly brought up and educated in the Churchill suburb east of Pittsburgh. Each summer, we took them back to England for an extende…
- John Pople
I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity Col… - John Pople
I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity Col…
At the age of 12, I developed an intense interest in mathematics. On exposure to algebra, I was fascinated by simultaneous equations and read ahead o… - John Pople
At the age of 12, I developed an intense interest in mathematics. On exposure to algebra, I was fascinated by simultaneous equations and read ahead o…
On my return to Pittsburgh, I resolved to go back to the fundamental problems of electronic structure that I had contemplated abstractly many years e… - John Pople
On my return to Pittsburgh, I resolved to go back to the fundamental problems of electronic structure that I had contemplated abstractly many years e…
I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some of the more mode… - John Pople
I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some of the more mode…
I have had many opportunities to visit universities all over the world in the past 50 years. - John Pople
I have had many opportunities to visit universities all over the world in the past 50 years.
I was a close observer of the developments in molecular biology. - John Pople
I was a close observer of the developments in molecular biology.
From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education was important and seen as a way of movin… - John Pople
From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education was important and seen as a way of movin…
In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to attend university before taking… - John Pople
In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to attend university before taking…
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