Department of the History of Sciencea Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA Department of Biological Engineeringb Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
In this personal and reflective article, I honor the memory of Britton Chance and explain how his mentorship during my tenure at the Johnson Research Foundation greatly impacted my scientific career. I emphasize the critical role of mentors on the development of scientists and present some wonderful and remarkable attributes that characterized Britton Chance's scientific and personal style.