My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city.

- Richard Ernst

A brief visit to Nepal started my insatiable love for Asian art.

- Richard Ernst

I recognized that teaching and research institutions vitally depend on the involvement of active scientists also in management functions.

- Richard Ernst

I thus decided to leave the university forever and tried to find an industrial job in the United States.

- Richard Ernst

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 …

- Richard Ernst

I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature.

- Richard Ernst

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 m…

- Richard Ernst

I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions with them, some leading to explosions, others to …

- Richard Ernst

Thus, after finishing high school, I started with high expectations and enthusiasm to study chemistry at the famous Swiss Federal Institute of Techno…

- Richard Ernst