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This chapter describes my family background in Adelaide, Australia including my father who was an orthopedic surgeon, and my mother who was a nurse from a rural community. My schooling was at Prince Alfred College, and in my senior years I concentrated on science including physics, chemistry and mathematics. We were fortunate to have an excellent science teacher. I was the first editor of the PAC Science Journal which appears annually and is written by students. It is still going strong 73 years later. I took part in the usual sports including cricket, football and athletics, and was a member of the Boy Scout troop and the school debating society.
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West, J.B. (2017). Early Days, 1928–1945. In: Breathing on the Roof of the World. Springer Biographies. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-7122-0_1
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