On The Theoretical Side, I

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.

On The Theoretical Side, I Was Concerned With Stochastic Resonance.

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.

I Recognized That Teaching And Research Institutions Vitally Depend On The Involvement Of Active Scientists Also In Management Functions.

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.