Facts about Richard Ernst

Occup.Scientist
FromSwitzerland
BornAugust 14, 1933
Age90 years

Summary

Richard Ernst is a famous Scientist from Switzerland, he/she is 90 years old and still alive, born August 14, 1933.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac leo, who is known for Ruling, Warmth, Generosity, Faithful, Initiative. Our collection contains 13 quotes who is written / told by Richard.

13 Famous quotes by Richard Ernst

Small: Experiments were not attempted at that time, we did not believe in the usefulness of the concept anyway
"Experiments were not attempted at that time, we did not believe in the usefulness of the concept anyway, and I finished my thesis in 1962 with a feeling like an artist balancing on a high rope without any interested spectators"
Small: I am not surprised that they show no intention to follow in my footsteps, although if I had a second ch
"I am not surprised that they show no intention to follow in my footsteps, although if I had a second chance myself, I would certainly try to repeat my present career"
Small: However, I survived and started to read all chemistry books that I could get a hand on, first some 19th
"However, I survived and started to read all chemistry books that I could get a hand on, first some 19th century books from our home library that did not provide much reliable information, and then I emptied the rather extensive city library"
Small: Thus, after finishing high school, I started with high expectations and enthusiasm to study chemistry a
"Thus, after finishing high school, I started with high expectations and enthusiasm to study chemistry at the famous Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich"
Small: I recognized that teaching and research institutions vitally depend on the involvement of active scient
"I recognized that teaching and research institutions vitally depend on the involvement of active scientists also in management functions"
Small: I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States
"I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States"
Small: I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions wit
"I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions with them, some leading to explosions, others to unbearable poisoning of the air in our house, frightening my parents"
Small: A brief visit to Nepal started my insatiable love for Asian art
"A brief visit to Nepal started my insatiable love for Asian art"
Small: Soon, I knew that I would become a chemist, rather than a composer
"Soon, I knew that I would become a chemist, rather than a composer"
Small: My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city
"My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city"
Small: I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature
"I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature"
Small: In recent years, more and more of my time has become absorbed by administrative work for the research c
"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"
Small: On the theoretical side, I was concerned with stochastic resonance
"On the theoretical side, I was concerned with stochastic resonance"