“It was during my time at secondary school that I abandoned religion.”
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Like many students, I found the drudgery of real experiments and the slowness of progress a complete shock, and at my low points I contemplated other alternative careers including study of the philosophy or sociology of science.
I think it was this curiosity about the natural world which awoke my early interest in science.
I met my wife Anne who was a sociology student, and her influence together with activities associated with the student movement of the time opened up my interests amongst other things into the theatre, art, music, politics and philosophy.
I have an idealistic view of science as a liberalising and progressive force for humanity.
