Life with a scientist who is often changing jobs and is frequently away at meetings and on lecture tours is not easy. Without a secure home base, I could not have made much progress.
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 was a close observer of the developments in molecular biology. - John Pople
I was a close observer of the developments in molecular biology.
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.
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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