During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes.

My father, who had lost a brother, fighting on the Austrian side in World War I, was a committed pacifist.

I was fortunate to find an extraordinary mathematics and applied mathematics program in Toronto.

I have just joined the Board of the Population Institute because I am convinced that early stabilization of the world's population is important for the attainment of this objective.

Originally I had planned to revert to nuclear physics there, in particular the structure of the deuteron.

During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes.

On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the University of California in San Diego.