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14 quotes by William Standish Knowles

William Standish Knowles (June 1, 1917 – June 13, 2012) was an American chemist. He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts. Knowles was one of the recipients of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He shared half the prize with Ryōji Noyori for their work in asymmetric synthesis, specifically for his work in hydrogenation reactions. The other half was awarded to K. Barry Sharpless for his work in oxidation reactions.
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I was one who liked to work with my hands as well as my brain.

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

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In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.

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

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

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

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

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I was particularly good at math and science.

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In those days industry would hire any chemist that could breathe.

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

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My family gave me the best in education.

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To my father, business was the highest calling, but to my mother, medicine was the top profession.

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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... →

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