The experimenter dealing with nature faces an outside and often hard world. Natures' curriculum cannot be changed. — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
I learned quickly, as I tell my graduate students now, there are no answers in the back of the book when the equipment doesn't… — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
The remoteness of my parents from the schools, so unfashionable today, was often painful for me, but I learned early to deal with an… — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
About 1900 my parents came to the United States as children from what was then the Polish area of Russia. — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
Experimental science is a craft and an art, and part of the art is knowing when to end a fruitless experiment. There is a… — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
A parent being called to the school because their child had misbehaved was as serious as a parent being called to the police station… — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
Naturally, I have compensated in my adult years by owning very large numbers of books. — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
There were two free public libraries within walking distance of my home; I remember taking six books home from every visit, the limit set… — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
As Jews, their families left Russia to escape the poverty and the antisemitism. — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
My parents regarded school teachers as higher beings, as did many immigrants. — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
Going to school and working for good marks, indeed working for very good marks, was a serious business. — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
Whatever the course, whether the course was boring or interesting to me, whether I was talented in mathematics or not talented in languages, my… — Martin Lewis Perl Copy Share Image
