I was born in New York City in 1926, four years after my parents and my brother migrated to the United States from the city of Odessa in Russia.

My education in the public schools of New York City between 1932 and 1944 was an excellent preparation for a life in science. Because of the Depression, these schools were able to attract a remarkably talented and dedicated collection of teachers who encouraged their students to strive for the highest levels of accomplishment.

Although they arrived in New York penniless, my parents scraped together enough savings to establish the first of several small businesses just after I was born.

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