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Robert B. Laughlin

American Physicist

Born: Nov 1, 1950

Began First Had Home Mother Respect

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I was an extremely reclusive and introverted boy. Robert B. Laughlin

Extremely Reclusive Introverted Boy

It is an interesting fact that during my tour I was never allowed access to computers, radios, or anything else that I might damage through curiosity, or perhaps something more sinister. Robert B. Laughlin

Else Something More Fact Through Tour Never Computers Allowed Perhaps Access Sinister Curiosity Anything Anything Else Interesting Might Damage

One of the terrific aspects of MIT in those days was the enormous variety of experimental work that either took place there or was talked about in seminars by outside speakers aggressively recruited by the faculty. Robert B. Laughlin

Work Enormous Took Those About Variety Outside Faculty Days Talked Terrific MIT Seminars Experimental Either Place Aspects Speakers

It was at Bell Labs that I first made direct contact with real semiconductor experts and thus began to fully understand what amazing materials they were and what they could do. Robert B. Laughlin

Amazing Made First Direct Direct Contact Could Contact Thus Understand Real Materials Were Began Semiconductor Labs Experts Fully Bell

Another important aspect of our home was respect for ideas. Robert B. Laughlin

Home Respect Important Our Ideas Another Aspect

I also taught myself how to blow glass using a propane torch from the hardware store and managed to make some elementary chemistry plumbing such as tees and small glass bulbs. Robert B. Laughlin

Myself Chemistry Torch Plumbing Some Small Glass Also Make How Blow Taught Store Using Elementary Hardware Hardware Store

My childhood home backed onto wheat and cotton fields. Robert B. Laughlin

Home Backed Cotton Cotton Fields Onto Wheat Childhood Fields

Over the course of time this gave us a deep respect for ideas, both our own and those of others, and an understanding that conflict through debate is a powerful means of revealing truth. Robert B. Laughlin

My mother, who was professional schoolteacher, was particularly concerned about our formal education and even went so far as to start a private school together with some other parents so that our intellectual needs would be met. Robert B. Laughlin

Education Needs Together School Mother Parents Met Other Our Would Would-Be Some About Particularly Schoolteacher Concerned Private Intellectual Private School Formal Formal Education Far Who Professional Even Start

My mother also had us take piano lessons, and this had a similar effect. I hated those lessons, but I now play regularly for pleasure and have even tried my hand at composing. Robert B. Laughlin

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