Memories from high school: – Bus money/allowance. I would walk so I could buy comic books at a corner store. – About a 1-mile walk. – 3 semesters of Latin. – “streamed” classes. In smart class. Mrs. Rubin(?) English and home room; Miss Silverstein French. Took a technical drawing class. Took a shop class. Still… Read more »
Very few memories… I attended Nesbitt School in Rosemount (K-6). Apparently, the school was built in 1911. Was a 40-year old school when I attended. A 3-story reddish brick block with little ‘architecture’ about it. The school was on 8th Avenue. We lived on 2nd Avenue. I walked to/from school on my own for a… Read more »
1957-1964: Elementary (grades K-7): Nesbitt School1964-1968: Secondary (grades 8-11): Rosemount High1968-1972: McGill University, B.Sc. in Honours Physics1972-1977: MIT, Ph.D. in Physics1977-1978: MIT “post-doc”
I started programming Christmas vacation 1968. This was during my first year at McGill University, studying Physics. My cousin Ken was also at McGill, in engineering. At a Christmas get together, he told me there was a computer that students could use in engineering building. He offered to show me the ropes, and we met… Read more »