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I wanted to understand the secrets behind my chemical experiments and behind the processes in nature.
Richard Ernst
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Richard Ernst
Age: 87 †
Born: 1933
Born: August 14
Died: 2021
Died: June 4
Chemist
Scientist
Winterthur ZH
Richard Robert Ernst
Ernst RR
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Secrets
Experiments
Behinds
Behind
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Understand
Chemical
Process
Processes
Nature
Chemicals
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