The famous of science and math passed through Harvard’s gates in the 20th century. In the matter of physics, there was New Yorker J. Robert Oppenheimer. He studied first chemistry, but found the percolating field of physics of more interest. He attended lectures by Whitehead and Bohr. Still, he nurtured a love for literature. He was a great polymath. He read The Waste Lan, and wrote poetry of sadness and loneliness. He edited a school literary journal known as The Gad-Fly [under the auspices of the Liberal Club at 66 Winthrope St]. After Harvard, he discovered Proust.
