Nevertheless, if I have at times been able to make original contributions in the accelerator field, I cannot help feeling that to a certain extent my slightly amateur approach in physics, combined with much practical experience, was an asset. — Simon van der Meer Copy Share Image
My interest in matters more directly concerned with the handling of particles was growing, in the meantime, stimulated by many contacts with people understanding… — Simon van der Meer Copy Share Image
I visited the Gymnasium in The Hague and passed my final examination (in the sciences section) in 1943. — Simon van der Meer Copy Share Image
Nevertheless, if I have at times been able to make original contributions in the accelerator field, I cannot help feeling that to a certain… — Simon van der Meer Copy Share Image
At this time, my work on the SPS power supplies had just come to an end; I joined a study group on the pp… — Simon van der Meer Copy Share Image
My father was a schoolteacher and my mother came from a teacher's family. — Simon van der Meer Copy Share Image
After developing a primitive theory (1968) I therefore did not pursue this subject. However, the work was taken up by others and in 1974… — Simon van der Meer Copy Share Image
Since then, I have worked with the group that commissioned and improved the ring and that is now preparing the construction of a second… — Simon van der Meer Copy Share Image
Under these conditions it is not astonishing that learning was highly prized; in fact, my parents made sacrifices to be able to give their… — Simon van der Meer Copy Share Image
