The only merit of which I personally am conscious was that of having pleased myself by my studies, and any results that may be due to my researches were owing to the fact that it has been a pleasure for me to become a physicist.


On receiving the Order of Merit (1902)


The only merit of which I personally am conscious was that of having pleased myself by my studies, and any results that may be due to my researches...

The only merit of which I personally am conscious was that of having pleased myself by my studies, and any results that may be due to my researches...

The only merit of which I personally am conscious was that of having pleased myself by my studies, and any results that may be due to my researches...

The only merit of which I personally am conscious was that of having pleased myself by my studies, and any results that may be due to my researches...