I received my undergraduate degree in engineering in 1939 and a Master of Science degree in mathematical physics in 1941 at Steven Institute of Techn…

- Frederick Reines

However, I had a chance encounter with an admissions officer of Stevens Institute of Technology, who so impressed me by his erudition and enthusiasm …

- Frederick Reines

I turned my attention for a while to gamma ray astronomy and soon began the first in a continous series of experiments at the Savannah River site to …

- Frederick Reines

During my participation in the Manhattan Project and subsequent research at Los Alamos, encompassing a period of fifteen years, I worked in the compa…

- Frederick Reines

My early childhood memories center around this typical American country store and life in a small American town, including 4th of July celebrations m…

- Frederick Reines

I was strongly encouraged by a science teacher who took an interest in me and presented me with a key to the laboratory to allow me to work whenever …

- Frederick Reines

In 1958, I was a delegate to the Atoms for Peace conference in Geneva.

- Frederick Reines

Our home had many books due principally to the educational interests of my sister and two brothers, all of whom where serious students engaged in pro…

- Frederick Reines

Among my activities was membership in the Boy Scouts; I rose each year through the ranks, eventually achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and undertakin…

- Frederick Reines