| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 159 pages) : illustrations (3 color), map |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Early memories -- ch. 2. Start of school -- ch. 3. On the move -- an unsettling two years -- ch. 4. Back to normalcy -- ch. 5. Pre-university and university -- ch. 6. In the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur -- ch. 7. Postgraduate studies in London -- ch. 8. Beyond the Ph. D. and Chicago -- ch. 9. A beginning in academia -- ch. 10. Sabbatical leaves -- ch. 11. Research reality in the home environment -- ch. 12. Overseas conference participation and a bit of travel -- ch. 13. In service of the profession -- ch. 14. My first retirement and a doctor of science -- ch. 15. A second retirement and beyond -- ch. 16. Family |
| Summary |
This autobiography presents a personal account of the life of a woman academic, over a span of 60 years, from incidents in her childhood, through the education process from primary to pre-university education in British Malaya to two doctorates from University College London. As the story unfolds, it is immediately apparent that her journey in academia has been far from ordinary. She gives credit to the excellent early education she received in Ipoh - a medium-sized town in Malaya - from highly qualified and dedicated nuns and teachers in the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus. Hers was a career |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Goh, Lai Yoong.
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| SUBJECT |
Goh, Lai Yoong fast |
| Subject |
Chemistry -- Biography
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SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- General.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Science & Technology.
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Chemistry
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010353197 |
| ISBN |
9789814304016 |
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9814304018 |
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