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Roald Hoffmann
Polish
Scientist
About the author
I am a teacher, and I am proud of it. At Cornell University I have taught primarily undergraduates, and indeed almost every year since 1966 have taught first-year general chemistry.
Roald Hoffmann,
Polish
Scientist
#First
#University
I came to a happy Jewish family in dark days in Europe.
Roald Hoffmann,
Polish
Scientist
#Family
#Europe
I learned English, my sixth language at this point, quite quickly.
Roald Hoffmann,
Polish
Scientist
#English
#Language
One day I discovered that one could get the barrier to internal rotation in ethane approximately right using this method. This was the beginning of my work on organic molecules.
Roald Hoffmann,
Polish
Scientist
#Right
#Work
#Day
#Beginning
Our part of Poland was under Russian occupation from 1939-1941.
Roald Hoffmann,
Polish
Scientist
#Occupation