...X was born in 1746 about 14 miles outside Philadelphia. At age 15, he completed the five-year program earning him a Bachelor of Arts degree at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and then studied medicine in Philadelphia. He pursued further his studies at the University of Edinburgh, where he earned a medical degree. While in ( Read more... )

...X was the son of a prosperous textile merchant. After attending the Collège du Plessis in Paris, he acquired a vocational interest in becoming a clergyman, but after studying theology in the Jansenist schools for some years, his interests turned away from the Church, and X decided to take up the profession of medicine ( Read more... )

...Прочитав в 7 классе (1941) книгу «Введение в ядерную физику», проявил интерес к этой теме. В воинской части на Сахалине Х занимался самообразованием, пользуясь технической библиотекой и вузовскими учебниками. Дополнительно подписался на денежное довольствие сержанта на журнал «Успехи физических наук». В 1948 году командование части поручило Х ( Read more... )

...X was born in Montreal, the son of French emigrants. From 7 to 17 years of age, X attended school in Paris. In the fall of 1891, X traveled to Bonn where he attended lectures at the University of Bonn "for several months." Thus, X only obtained a high school education and was self-taught in the sciences. After finishing school, he traveled ( Read more... )