My Father, Robert Ernst, Was

I Wanted To Understand The Secrets Behind My Chemical Experiments And Behind The Processes In Nature.

I Thus Decided To Leave The University Forever And Tried To Find An Industrial Job In The United States.

My Father, Robert Ernst, Was Teaching As An Architect At The Technical High School Of Our City.

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.

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.