2006/01/01 by Hermann Bondi · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Chemistry · Neuroscience · #Twentieth Century Scientific Developments #History and advancements in chemistry #Neurology and Historical Studies #Judaism #Natural (archaeology) #Management #Art history #History #Philosophy #Theology #Archaeology #Economics
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Tommy (as he was invariably called by his numerous friends) Gold was a most unusual scientist in several respects. One of these is that at school and even as an undergraduate it never crossed his mind that he might become a professional scientist. Only a remarkable chain of events brought this about. He came from a very well–to–do family in Vienna. His father (who was Jewish, while his mother was not) was a hard–working senior director in a major industrial firm. Tommy admired him greatly. It seemed natural to Tommy that he would follow his father in business.