Our part of Poland was under Russian occupation from 1939-1941.

I learned English, my sixth language at this point, quite quickly.

One day I discovered that one could get the barrier to internal rotation in ethane approximately right using this method. This was the beginning of my work on organic molecules.

I'm a product of public housing. My parents grew up poor, but their dream was to own a home.

I love Matthew Broderick. Call me crazy, but I love him. We can only be in the marriage we are. We're very devoted to our family and our lives. I love our life. I love that he's the father of my children, and it's because of him that there's this whole other world that I love.

There are very few passions in my life - The man upstairs, family, and football.

Most scientific or engineering discoveries would never become successful products without contributions from other scientists or engineers. Every major invention is the child of far-flung parents who may never meet.