After some minor pieces of theoretical study that I worked on, a student in my statistical mechanics class brought to my attention a problem in polyelectrolytes.

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Growing up, mostly in Montreal, I was an only child of loving parents.

Growing up, mostly in Montreal, I was an only child of loving parents.

During my McGill years, I took a number of math courses, more than other students...

During my McGill years, I took a number of math courses, more than other students...

My education at Baron Byng High School was excellent, with dedicated masters (boys and girls...

My education at Baron Byng High School was excellent, with dedicated masters (boys and girls...

Being exposed to theory, stimulated by a basic love of concepts and mathematics, was a...

Being exposed to theory, stimulated by a basic love of concepts and mathematics, was a...

After a subsequent interview at Brooklyn Poly, I was hired, and life as a fully...

After a subsequent interview at Brooklyn Poly, I was hired, and life as a fully...

My life as a working theorist began three months after this preliminary study and background...

My life as a working theorist began three months after this preliminary study and background...

My interest in the sciences started with mathematics in the very beginning, and later with...

My interest in the sciences started with mathematics in the very beginning, and later with...

I have always loved going to school.

I have always loved going to school.

Nevertheless, the realization that breaking a pencil point would have far less disastrous consequences played...

Nevertheless, the realization that breaking a pencil point would have far less disastrous consequences played...

About 1960, it became clear that it was best for me to bring the experimental...

About 1960, it became clear that it was best for me to bring the experimental...

Life would be indeed easier if the experimentalists would only pause for a little while!

Life would be indeed easier if the experimentalists would only pause for a little while!

My mother used to wheel me about the campus when we lived in that neighborhood...

My mother used to wheel me about the campus when we lived in that neighborhood...