![]() ![]() “I dreamed of becoming a scientist, in general, and a paleontologist, in particular, ever since the Tyrannosaurus skeleton awed and scared me.”Īs a youngster, Gould also enjoyed playing stickball in the street, and poker at home, a game that stimulated his interest in the laws of probability. Gould took his first steps toward a career in paleontology after a visit to the American Museum of Natural History with his father. Stephen Jay Gould was born on September 10, 1941, in Queens, New York, the son of Leonard Gould, a court stenographer, and Eleanor, an artist and entrepreneur. ![]() Soon, he was reading everything he could find about dinosaurs, fossils and evolution. The majesty and mystery of these ancient creatures exerted an enduring fascination. On a trip to the Museum of Natural History with his father, five-year-old Stephen was captivated by the giant dinosaur skeletons. Stephen Jay Gould was born in New York City and raised in Bayside in the borough of Queens. ![]()
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