From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education… — John Pople Copy Share Image
Life with a scientist who is often changing jobs and is frequently away at meetings and on lecture tours is not easy. Without a… — John Pople Copy Share Image
Leaving England was a painful decision, and we still have some regrets about it. However, at that time, the research environment for theoretical chemistry… — John Pople Copy Share Image
In the war, most young men were inducted into the armed forces at the age of 17. A group of students was permitted to… — John Pople Copy Share Image
Looking through the list of earlier Nobel laureates, I note a large number with whom I became acquainted and with whom I interacted during… — John Pople Copy Share Image
I found a discarded textbook on calculus in a wastebasket and read it from cover to cover. — John Pople Copy Share Image
I was approaching the age of 40 with a substantial publication record, but had not yet held any position in a chemistry department. — John Pople Copy Share Image
I had changed from being a mathematician to a practicing scientist. I was increasingly embarassed that I could no longer follow some of the… — John Pople Copy Share Image
Like many other Laureates, I have benefit immeasurably from the love and support of my wife and children. — John Pople Copy Share Image
I abandoned chemistry to concentrate on mathematics and physics. In 1942, I travelled to Cambridge to take the scholarship examination at Trinity College, received… — John Pople Copy Share Image
From an early age I was told that I was expected to do more than continue to run a small business. Education was important… — John Pople Copy Share Image
I have had many opportunities to visit universities all over the world in the past 50 years. — John Pople Copy Share Image
