My Father Was The Most Rational And

I Had Not Yet Gotten Into The World Of Light. But I Felt As One Who, Standing Outside, Could Knock Against The Wall And Hear An Answering Knock From Within.

Quite Likely The Twentieth Century Is Destined To See The Natural Forces Which Will Enable Us To Fly From Continent To Continent With A Speed Far Exceeding That Of A Bird.

My Father Followed, During Most Of His Life, The Precarious Occupation Of A Country School Teacher.

My First Undertaking In The Way Of Scientific Experiment Was In The Field Of Economics And Psychology.

In 1858 I Received The Degree Of D. S. From The Lawrence Scientific School, And Thereafter Remained On The Rolls Of The University As A Resident Graduate.