My first job in industry with my new physics degree was as a “Scientist I”, which paid $9000 per year in the late sixties. Shortly later, I bought a new Alfa Ro

My first job in industry with my new physics degree was as a “Scientist I”, which paid $9000 per year in the late sixties. Shortly later, I bought a new Alfa Romeo for $5000. Outside my budget, but I really wanted one and never regretted it. By 1970, I had moved to the mid-Peninsula at double the salary.