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 characterchineseexperience share on social
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 chinachinesecountry Change image and share on social
After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt out as quickly as it had begun. Eric Allin Cornell beginburncomputer Change image and share on social
I was born in Palo Alto, California in 1961. Eric Allin Cornell altobearcalifornia Change image and share on social
The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in American youth culture. Eric Allin Cornell 1970samericanculture Change image and share on social
There are relatively few experiments in atomic physics these days that don't involve the use of a laser. Eric Allin Cornell atomicdayexperiment Change image and share on social
As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life's work was probably a mistake. Eric Allin Cornell chinesechooselife Change image and share on social
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 basicchessdec Change image and share on social
