And giving education to people like me living in poverty, that really empowered me, that gave me the skills I needed to succeed in life. And so I started applying because I heard about America. This is back in 1978. Okay, it's a lot of stuff in 78. But even before that you said chemistry. Chemistry is one of those classes, but boy, oh boy, A lot of people are like, ah, what drew you into chemistry? (06:10–06:13)
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