I was born in Montreal in 1939, the second son of poor immigrants.

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Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a...

Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a...

About seven years later I was given a book about the periodic table of the...

About seven years later I was given a book about the periodic table of the...

For our immediate family and relatives, Canada was a land of opportunity.

For our immediate family and relatives, Canada was a land of opportunity.

The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth.

The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth.

It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield...

It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield...

We are united in the hope that every individual will someday enjoy at least the...

We are united in the hope that every individual will someday enjoy at least the...

We are very fortunate to be recognized here in such an extraordinary manner for work...

We are very fortunate to be recognized here in such an extraordinary manner for work...

The mystique associated with the bomb, the role that scientists played in it, and its...

The mystique associated with the bomb, the role that scientists played in it, and its...

My intention was to enroll at McGill University but an unexpected series of events led...

My intention was to enroll at McGill University but an unexpected series of events led...

Eight months later, having left Columbia, I was studying physics in a summer program and...

Eight months later, having left Columbia, I was studying physics in a summer program and...

I spent eighteen months as a graduate student in physics at Columbia University, waiting unhappily...

I spent eighteen months as a graduate student in physics at Columbia University, waiting unhappily...

Furthermore, neither of our research groups set out in search of RNA catalysis.

Furthermore, neither of our research groups set out in search of RNA catalysis.

By the time I reached high school my father's grocery store had made our life...

By the time I reached high school my father's grocery store had made our life...

Indeed, we are privileged to have been afforded the opportunity to study Nature and to...

Indeed, we are privileged to have been afforded the opportunity to study Nature and to...