[T1S1] Respondent gives background of parents, Austria-Hungary, Budapest; Chassidic lineage, moved to Montreal; father started cloth factory; parents spoke many languages, highly educated. Respondent comments on attendance at public school in Montreal, describes school system; attended afternoon religious school: conservative right wing. Respondent comments on father's knowledge of Tanach (Bible). Respondent attended McGill University, met wife Dolores Dines there. Respondent names siblings on both sides, notes careers; gives background on wife's parents: Poland/Russia. Respondent discusses inconsistencies in religious observance in parents and in-laws homes. Respondent mentions no experience with anti-Semitism; raised in intellectual home; excelled in school. Respondent discusses education: studied math and physics at McGill University, won medal for excellence; attended Princeton University graduate school, received PhD: 1965. Respondent notes family from Montreal immigrated to U.S. and Israel; discusses 1967 in Israel at Weizmann Institute, returned to Yale as assistant professor, 1968. Respondent comments on fellowship at Stanford University: 1971; received offer from University of Pittsburgh.: physics professor, 1979. Respondent elaborates on way he attacked problem in elementary particle physics; discusses collaboration with Mike Levine of Carnegie Mellon University, worked together 10 years. Respondent explains interest in how computing can be used in theoretical physics; discusses large scale computing project: development and implementation in 1986 of University of Pittsburgh., super computer center.
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.384_t1s1
Relation
ais196440.384
"Roskies, Ralph - December 19, 1996" Metadata
Metadata Details
Title
Roskies, Ralph - December 19, 1996
Creator
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW), Pittsburgh Section
Description
Respondent Physicist, born 11/24/40.
Contributor
Roskies, Ralph (interviewee), Braun, Howard;Weiss, Slema (interviewer), University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
1996-12-19
Type
oral histories (literary genre), Sound
Identifier
pitt:ais196440.384
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