By Dr. Norman Berdichevsky
Stuyvesant High School in Lower Manhattan celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004 and is regarded as one of the finest secondary schools in the United States with an outstanding reputation for the academic and professional achievements of those who have been its students.
A 1957 survey found that Stuyvesant High School alumni accounted for Ph.D.s earned in the United States than any other high school. Among its alumni are…