Nevertheless, if I have at times been able to make original contributions in the accelerator field, I cannot help feeling that to a certain extent my slightly amateur approach in physics, combined with much practical experience, was an asset.
-- Simon van der Meer
   
Simon van der Meer   Name:
Simon van der Meer
Type:
Physicist
Nationality:
Dutch
Birth:
November 24, 1925
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