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Eric Allin Cornell Quotes

Eric Allin Cornell quotes

American Physicist December 19, 1961

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Eric Allin Cornell quote: "As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature..."
As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life's work was probably a mistake. Eric Allin Cornell
Eric Allin Cornell quote: "Just before my final year of high school, my brother, sister..."
Just before my final year of high school, my brother, sister and I moved with my mother to San Francisco. Eric Allin Cornell
Travel provided many interesting experiences, but perhaps the most useful lesson I learned was that I really had no proficiency for learning the thousands of characters of the written Chinese language. Eric Allin Cornell
Eric Allin Cornell quote: "My father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT, and my..."
My father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT, and my mother taught high school English. Eric Allin Cornell
Eric Allin Cornell quote: "Most of my teachers probably found I made less trouble if they..."
Most of my teachers probably found I made less trouble if they let me read. Eric Allin Cornell
My fellow students there were very smart, but the really novel thing was that they actually seemed to put a lot of effort into their school work. By the end of my first semester there, I began to get into that habit as well. Eric Allin Cornell
Eric Allin Cornell quote: "Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is..."
Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it. Eric Allin Cornell
Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of a programming manual to teach myself to write programs on the school's DEC mainframe in the language Basic. Eric Allin Cornell
My head was always bubbling over with facts and it seems to me this had little to do with my paying close attention in school and more to do with my voracious and omnivorous reading habits. Eric Allin Cornell
It was there I met my future wife, Celeste Landry, although our lives took us separate ways for many years and we were not to marry until more than ten years later. Eric Allin Cornell
Eric Allin Cornell quote: "My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math..."
My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs. Eric Allin Cornell
I certainly remember building model rockets. It was fun to watch the rocket blast into the air, suspenseful to wonder if the parachute would open to bring the rocket safely back. Eric Allin Cornell
Six months after that, I left Taiwan, first for Hong Kong and then for mainland China, where I spent another three months studying still more Chinese and generally kicking around the country. Eric Allin Cornell
Eric Allin Cornell quote: "There are relatively few experiments in atomic physics these..."
There are relatively few experiments in atomic physics these days that don't involve the use of a laser. Eric Allin Cornell
The postdoc explained to me how to distinguish different sorts of particles on the basis of the amounts of energy they deposited in various sorts of detectors, spark chambers, calorimeters, what have you. Eric Allin Cornell

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