At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math.
In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.
I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science.
My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.
I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires.
To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession.