Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface ix
3. Contents xi
4. I. Life Begins 3
5. II. Education with a Capital E 9
6. III. Boyhood Play 18
7. IV. The World Expands 25
8. V. Stem Reality 32
9. VI. The New Life 41
10. VII. Some Scientific Luminaries at Harvard 48
11. VIII. Too Many Masters 61
12. IX. Europe Beckons 69
13. X. On Teutonic Soil 74
14. XI. German Universities 82
15. XII. Italy in Springtime 91
16. XIII. Italy (concluded) 99
17. XIV. Homeward Bound 108
18. XV. Settling in the New World 119
19. XVI. Seaside Laboratories 130
20. XVII. Academic Advancements and Counting Seals 145
21. XVIII. The Pacific Gold Coast 157
22. XIX. Japan 166
23. XX. China 178
24. XXI. University Life 192
25. XXII. New Life and New Laboratories 203
26. XXIII. Relaxation 213
27. XXIV. Personal Relations — Researches 227
28. L’Envoi 245
29. Chronological Record 247
30. Index 249