Institute for Continuing Professional Development

Dr. Peter von Siemens
Vorstandsvorsitzender der SIEMENS AG

"Economic Growth for a Clean Environment"

"The idea became more and more widespread that nature could be controlled without taking into account the organic connections which constitute the base of our life. The profound statement by the real father of technically oriented natural sciences, Sir Francis Bacon, that "nature to be commanded must be obeyed," this foundation of our life and work, has more and more sunk into oblivion."