In recent years, more and more of my time has become absorbed by administrative work for the research council of ETH-Z of which I am presently the president. — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
However, I survived and started to read all chemistry books that I could get a hand on, first some 19th century books from our… — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
In recent years, more and more of my time has become absorbed by administrative work for the research council of ETH-Z of which I… — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
I recognized that teaching and research institutions vitally depend on the involvement of active scientists also in management functions. — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
Solving Problems with NMR Spectroscopy is a very welcome addition to the existing literature. It fulfills a real need for an up-to-date and authoritatively… — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
I am not surprised that they show no intention to follow in my footsteps, although if I had a second chance myself, I would… — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city. — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
Thus, after finishing high school, I started with high expectations and enthusiasm to study chemistry at the famous Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in… — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
Experiments were not attempted at that time, we did not believe in the usefulness of the concept anyway, and I finished my thesis in… — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States. — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature. — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions with them, some leading to explosions, others to unbearable poisoning… — Richard Ernst Copy Share Image
