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Eric Allin Cornell Quotes

I was partly old-fashioned and partly modern Picture Quote #1

I was born in Palo Alto, California in 1961 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life’s work was probably a mistake Picture Quote #1

Just before my final year of high school, my brother, sister and I moved with my mother to San Francisco Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in American youth culture Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

My father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT, and my mother taught high school English Picture Quote #1

Just before my final year of high school, my brother, sister and I moved with my mother to San Francisco Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life’s work was probably a mistake Picture Quote #1

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My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs Picture Quote #1

Most of my teachers probably found I made less trouble if they let me read Picture Quote #1

After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt out as quickly as it had begun Picture Quote #1

Keep everything in perspective if you wish to be happy. For example... Losing an arm is more an inconvenience than a catastrophe. Things could be a lot worse so why not be grateful they aren’t and thereby happy rather than sad? Picture Quote #1

There are relatively few experiments in atomic physics these days that don’t involve the use of a laser Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it Picture Quote #1

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I was partly old-fashioned and partly modern (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) I was born in Palo Alto, California in 1961 (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) 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 Quotes) As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life’s work was probably a mistake. (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) Just before my final year of high school, my brother, sister and I moved with my mother to San Francisco. (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) 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 Quotes) The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in American youth culture (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) 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 Quotes) My father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT, and my mother taught high school English (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) Just before my final year of high school, my brother, sister and I moved with my mother to San Francisco (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) 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 Quotes) As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life’s work was probably a mistake (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) My freshman year of high school I joined the chess and math clubs (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) Most of my teachers probably found I made less trouble if they let me read (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt out as quickly as it had begun (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) Keep everything in perspective if you wish to be happy. For example... Losing an arm is more an inconvenience than a catastrophe. Things could be a lot worse so why not be grateful they aren’t and thereby happy rather than sad? (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) There are relatively few experiments in atomic physics these days that don’t involve the use of a laser (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it (Eric Allin Cornell Quotes)