William Standish Knowles Professions : ChemistBorn : June 1, 1917Died : June 13, 2012 Browse All Authors Top 14 quotes by William Standish Knowles At Harvard I majored in chemistry with a strong inclination toward math. William Standish Knowles chemistrystrongmath I was one who liked to work with my hands as well as my brain. William Standish Knowles wellsbrainhands In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics. William Standish Knowles teammadeclass I can't think of any relatives that ever went into science. William Standish Knowles i-canthinking At the time my dog had a fungus on her chest that wouldn't heal and resisted treatment. I made an ointment with our product and it cleared up in two days. She lived to 17 years. William Standish Knowles dogtwoyears I'll never forget the fall colors on the Berkshires. William Standish Knowles never-forgetcolorfall Later in the fifties I got involved in kinetic studies using my long forgotten math background. William Standish Knowles studymathlong I was particularly good at math and science. William Standish Knowles math-and-sciencemath I was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on June 1, 1917, but I actually grew up in nearby New Bedford. William Standish Knowles massachusettsgrew-upjune To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession. William Standish Knowles medicinemotherfather My family background was heavily slanted toward business and seafaring matters. William Standish Knowles my-familybackgroundsmatter My family gave me the best in education. William Standish Knowles my-family At this point I was strongly advised that I was too young socially to go to college so I took a second senior year at Andover, another boarding school. William Standish Knowles yeargocollegeschool In those days industry would hire any chemist that could breathe. William Standish Knowles daysthosebreatheindustry Similar Authors Auguste Laurent chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann chemist August Kekule chemist Ascanio Sobrero chemist Antoine Lavoisier chemist Antoine Bechamp chemistAll Authors
