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

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

I was particularly good at math and science.

Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background.

I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires.

I was one who liked to work with my hands as well as my brain.

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