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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/looking-through-the-list-of-earlier-nobel-laureates-i-note-a-large/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pople/)

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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/i-abandoned-chemistry-to-concentrate-on-mathematics-and-physics-in/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pople/)

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## Other authors on Cambridge

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eric-idle-33503.jpg) Eric Idle 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cambridge/eric-idle/)

## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/life-with-a-scientist-who-is-often-changing-jobs-and-is-frequently/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/leaving-england-was-a-painful-decision-and-we-still-have-some-regrets/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/in-the-war-most-young-men-were-inducted-into-the-armed-forces-at-the/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/looking-through-the-list-of-earlier-nobel-laureates-i-note-a-large/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pople/)

> [I found a discarded textbook on calculus in a wastebasket and read it from cover to cover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/i-found-a-discarded-textbook-on-calculus-in-a-wastebasket-and-read-it/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pople/)

> [I was approaching the age of 40 with a substantial publication record, but had not yet held any position in a chemistry department.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/i-was-approaching-the-age-of-40-with-a-substantial-publication-record/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/i-had-changed-from-being-a-mathematician-to-a-practicing-scientist-i/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pople/)

> [I was a close observer of the developments in molecular biology.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/i-was-a-close-observer-of-the-developments-in-molecular-biology/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pople/)

> [Like many other Laureates, I have benefit immeasurably from the love and support of my wife and children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/like-many-other-laureates-i-have-benefit-immeasurably-from-the-love/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/i-abandoned-chemistry-to-concentrate-on-mathematics-and-physics-in/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/from-an-early-age-i-was-told-that-i-was-expected-to-do-more-than/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-pople/)

> [I have had many opportunities to visit universities all over the world in the past 50 years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/i-have-had-many-opportunities-to-visit-universities-all-over-the/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/our-children-were-mostly-brought-up-and-educated-in-the-churchill/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/at-the-age-of-12-i-developed-an-intense-interest-in-mathematics-on/)

[John Pople](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-pople/on-my-return-to-pittsburgh-i-resolved-to-go-back-to-the-fundamental/)

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