As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life's work was probably a mistake. — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in American youth culture. — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
My father was a professor of civil engineering at MIT, and my mother taught high school English. — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt out as quickly as it had begun. — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
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… — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
I certainly remember building model rockets. It was fun to watch the rocket blast into the air, suspenseful to wonder if the parachute would… — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
Six months after that, I left Taiwan, first for Hong Kong and then for mainland China, where I spent another three months studying still… — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
With every passing year, BEC proves that it still has surprises left for us. — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
Just before my final year of high school, my brother, sister and I moved with my mother to San Francisco. — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
As it was, I realized choosing the study of Chinese literature as my life's work was probably a mistake. — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
It was there I met my future wife, Celeste Landry, although our lives took us separate ways for many years and we were not… — Eric Allin Cornell Copy Share Image
