“I was approaching the age of 40 with a substantial publication record, but had not yet held any position in a chemistry department.” AgeRecordsPositionDepartmentChemistryPublicationAge Of 40 Author:John Pople
“I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity College, received an award and entered the university in October 1943.” CollegeMathematicsUniversityPhysicsAwardsChemistryAbandonedExaminationScholarshipOctoberTrinityCambridgeTrinity College Author:John Pople
“Leaving England was a painful decision, and we still have some regrets about it. However, at that time, the research environment for theoretical chemistry was clearly better in the U.S.” StillsPainDecisionEnvironmentRegretResearchEnglandLeavingPainfulChemistryTheoretical Author:John Pople
“Life with a scientist who is often changing jobs and is frequently away at meetings and on lecture tours is not easy. Without a secure home base, I could not have made much progress.” MadeHomeJobsEasyProgressScientistMeetingsSecureLecturesHome BaseChanging Jobs Author:John Pople
“I was a close observer of the developments in molecular biology.” DevelopmentBiologyObserversMolecular Biology Author:John Pople
“From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education was important and seen as a way of moving forward.” WayImportantRunningAgeMovingExpectedMoving ForwardSmall BusinessKeep Moving ForwardBusiness Education Author:John Pople
“Looking through the list of earlier Nobel laureates, I note a large number with whom I became acquainted and with whom I interacted during those years as they passed through Cambridge.” YearsNumbersNotesListsNobelLarge NumbersCambridge Author:John Pople
“I have had many opportunities to visit universities all over the world in the past 50 years.” WorldYearsPastOpportunityUniversity Author:John Pople
“Our children were mostly brought up and educated in the Churchill suburb east of Pittsburgh. Each summer, we took them back to England for an extended period.” ChildrenPeriodsSummerEnglandOur ChildrenEastEducatedSuburbsPittsburgh Author:John Pople
“I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some of the more modern branches of pure mathematics.” ModernChangedPureScientistMathematicsBranchesMathematician Author:John Pople
“On my return to Pittsburgh, I resolved to go back to the fundamental problems of electronic structure that I had contemplated abstractly many years earlier.” YearsProblemReturnFundamentalsStructureComebackPittsburgh Author:John Pople
“I am delighted to have had students, friends and colleagues in so many nations and to have learned so much of what I know from them. This Nobel Award honours them all.” KnowsNationsStudentsAwardsHonourColleaguesDelightedNobel Author:John Pople
“At the age of 12, I developed an intense interest in mathematics. On exposure to algebra, I was fascinated by simultaneous equations and read ahead of the class to the end of the book.” BookEndsAgeInterestClassMathematicsIntenseFascinatedEquationsExposureAlgebraSimultaneous Author:John Pople
“In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to attend university before taking part in wartime research projects.” MenWarAgeYoungForceChanceGroupsStudentsProjectsResearchUniversityYoung ManTake A ChanceArmed ForcesWartime Author:John Pople
