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" I have just joined the Board of the Population Institute because I am convinced that early stabilization of the world's population is important for the attainment of this objective. "

Walter Kohn

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" My father, who had lost a brother, fighting on the Austrian side in World War I, was a committed pacifist. "

" I was fortunate to find an extraordinary mathematics and applied mathematics program in Toronto. "

" On another level, I want to mention that I have a strong Jewish identity and - over the years - have been involved in several Jewish projects, such as the establishment of a strong program of Judaic Studies at the University of California in San Diego. "

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" During one or two summers, as well as part-time during the school year, I worked for a small Canadian company which developed electrical instruments for military planes. "

" In particular, I established a reasonably accurate energy threshold for permanent displacement of a nucleus from its regular lattice position, substantially smaller than had been previously presumed. "