My family gave me the best in education.

I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science.

My family gave me the best in education.

My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters.

I was particularly good at math and science.

I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford.

At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math.