The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in american youth culture. — Eric Allin Cornell
Travel provided many interesting experiences, but perhaps the most useful lesson — Eric Allin Cornell
The postdoc explained to me how to distinguish different sorts of particles on the — Eric Allin Cornell
There are relatively few experiments in atomic physics these days that don’t involve the use of a laser. — Eric Allin Cornell
Six months after that, I left taiwan, first for hong kong and then for mainland china — Eric Allin Cornell
Just before my final year of high school, my brother, sister and I moved with my mother to san francisco. — Eric Allin Cornell
My father was a professor of civil engineering at mit, and my mother taught high school english. — Eric Allin Cornell
Conversely, I came to realize that being good at something is hardly a reason to avoid doing it. — Eric Allin Cornell
I certainly remember building model rockets. It was fun to watch the rocket blast into the air — Eric Allin Cornell
After a semester or so, my infatuation with computers burnt out as quickly as it had begun. — Eric Allin Cornell
Between rounds of speed chess I read enough of a programming manual to teach myself — Eric Allin Cornell
As it was, I realized choosing the study of chinese literature as my life’s work was probably a mistake. — Eric Allin Cornell