"I grow increasingly aware, and in more ways than expected that I am at the center of my own field; and whether it be folly or wisdom, it is a very pleasant feeling."

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Source : Heinrich Hertz, Johanna Hertz (1977). “Heinrich Hertz: Memoirs, Letters Diaries”, San Francisco Pr

Heinrich Hertz

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