American - Physicist | June 24, 1927 -
There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set by the library.
Martin Lewis Perl
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They wanted me to play more sports because they were acutely sensitive to their children being one hundred percent American, and they believed that all Americans played sports and loved sports.
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Naturally, I have compensated in my adult years by owning very large numbers of books.
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I was also interested in chemistry, but my parents were not willing to buy me a chemistry set.
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I learned quickly, as I tell my graduate students now, there are no answers in the back of the book when the equipment doesn't work or the measurements look strange.
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It was good fortune to be a child during the Depression years and a youth during the war years.
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