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 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. - Sidney Altman
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.
- Sidney Altman
I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants. - Sidney Altman
I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants.
Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon. - Sidney Altman
Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon.
Eight months later, having left Columbia, I was studying physics in a summer program and working in Colorado when I decided to enroll as a graduate s… - Sidney Altman
Eight months later, having left Columbia, I was studying physics in a summer program and working in Colorado when I decided to enroll as a graduate s…
The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth. - Sidney Altman
The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth.
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 i… - Sidney Altman
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 i…
By the time I reached high school my father's grocery store had made our life adequately comfortable and I was able to choose, without any practical … - Sidney Altman
By the time I reached high school my father's grocery store had made our life adequately comfortable and I was able to choose, without any practical …
I spent eighteen months as a graduate student in physics at Columbia University, waiting unhappily for an opportunity to work in a laboratory and won… - Sidney Altman
I spent eighteen months as a graduate student in physics at Columbia University, waiting unhappily for an opportunity to work in a laboratory and won…
My intention was to enroll at McGill University but an unexpected series of events led me to study physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo… - Sidney Altman
My intention was to enroll at McGill University but an unexpected series of events led me to study physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technolo…
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