Felix Bloch was born in Paris and studied architecture and design at the École des Beaux-Arts. He became a renowned illustrator of books and magazines, and was awarded the Grand Prix de la Critique in 1932. He began writing in 1946, publishing his first short story collection, Les Écrivains et les Hommes (The Writers and Men), in 1951. His other works include Le Jardin de l'Empereur (1895), which won the Grand Prize of the Académie Française; La Femme du Jour (1931); Un Homme à l'Envers (1953); and Le Petit Bonheur (1962).
I am sure my fellow-scientists will agree with me if I say that whatever we were able to achieve in our later years had its origin in the experiences of our youth and in the hopes and wishes which were formed before and during our time as students.Felix Bloch
Thanking you once more, I want to wish you the best of luck for your future life and to conclude by saying to you: Dream your dreams and may they come true!Felix Bloch
