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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. John Pople abstractlybackcontemplate Change image and share on social
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. John Pople abandonawardcambridge share on social
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. John Pople agebusinesscontinue Change image and share on social
We were making the first step out of the age of chemistry and physics, and into the age of biology. Jeremy Rifkin agebiologychemistry Change image and share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
And I think that still is true of this business - which is basically research and development - that you probably spend more time in planning and training and designing for things to go wrong, and how you cope with them, than you do for things to go right. Alan Shepard basicallybusinesscope share on social