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In 1890, nearly everyone died on the job, and if they lived long enough not to die on the job, the average age of retirement was 85.

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One of the most startling events in my life was when my older son was about 16, and he blamed me for all the troubles of the world. So I, I felt like telling him, 'Oh no, I was just like you when I was your age; I wanted to change the world, too.'

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The older I get, the more important my view of the family is.

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I think the most important thing I have done in my life is to raise two boys.

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The president has very little effect on the economy. If you want to put blame or credit, the main person who influences the business cycle is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank.

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The rate of technological and human physiological change in the 20th century has been remarkable. Beyond that, a synergy between the improved technology and physiology is more than the simple addition of the two.

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I was born in New York City in 1926, four years after my parents and my brother migrated to the United States from the city of Odessa in Russia.

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Although they arrived in New York penniless, my parents scraped together enough savings to establish the first of several small businesses just after I was born.

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My education in the public schools of New York City between 1932 and 1944 was an excellent preparation for a life in science. Because of the Depression, these schools were able to attract a remarkably talented and dedicated collection of teachers who encouraged their students to strive for the highest levels of accomplishment.

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No individual has done more to help me pursue a career in science than my wife of forty-five years. I met Enid Cassandra Morgan during the election campaign of 1948 when she was a Sunday school teacher, a leader of the youth organizations of St. Phillips Episcopal Church, and the head of Harlem Youth for the election of Henry Wallace.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Historian

Born: July 1st, 1926

Died: June 11th, 2013

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