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

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.

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

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

On the theoretical side, I was concerned with stochastic resonance.

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.

Solving Problems with NMR Spectroscopy is a very welcome addition to the existing literature. It fulfills a real need for an up-to-date and authoritatively written introduction for students and practitioners of NMR.