Rudolph A. Marcus

My interest in the sciences started with mathematics in the very beginning, and later with chemistry in early high school and the proverbial home chemistry set. ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

#chemistry #early #high #high school #home

After a subsequent interview at Brooklyn Poly, I was hired, and life as a fully independent researcher began. ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

#began #brooklyn #fully #hired #i

After some minor pieces of theoretical study that I worked on, a student in my statistical mechanics class brought to my attention a problem in polyelectrolytes. ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

#attention #brought #class #i #mechanics

Being exposed to theory, stimulated by a basic love of concepts and mathematics, was a marvelous experience. ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

#being #concepts #experience #exposed #love

During my McGill years, I took a number of math courses, more than other students in chemistry. ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

#courses #during #i #math #mcgill

Growing up, mostly in Montreal, I was an only child of loving parents. ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

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I have always loved going to school. ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

#going #i #loved #school

Life would be indeed easier if the experimentalists would only pause for a little while! ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

#indeed #life #little #only #pause

My education at Baron Byng High School was excellent, with dedicated masters (boys and girls were separate). ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

#dedicated #education #excellent #high #high school

My life as a working theorist began three months after this preliminary study and background reading, when Oscar gently nudged me toward working on a particular problem. ↗

— Rudolph A. Marcus

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