| 1948 - 1961 | school and general qualification for university entrance in Rotenburg/Wuemme (Northern Germany) |
| 1961 - 1968 | physics study in Goettingen und Munich (LMU) |
| 1968 | diploma thesis "Der Einfluß der Blendquellengröße auf die Detailwahrnehmung" (the influence of the size of a glare source on the perception) in the Institute for Medical Optics (Prof. Dr. E. Hartmann/Prof. Dr. H. Schober) |
| 1969 -1974 | graduation (Dr. rer. nat.); dissertation "Streulicht im Auge" (straylight in the eye) in the Institute for Medical Optics (Prof. Dr. E. Hartmann/Prof. Dr. H. Schober) |
| 1970 | marriage |
| 1972/1973 | birth of the sons |
| 1970 - 1974 | study of pedagogy and psychology at the university
of Munich LMU (M.A.= Magister Artium) thesis "Zur Verwendung von Antwort-Auswahl-Aufgaben im Hochschulbereich" (The use of multiple-choice-items in university examinations) |
| 1974 - | scientific assistent in the physics department of the Technical University Munich (Prof. Dr. D. Menzel); investigations and publications in physics experiments for physics laboratories (see publications) |
| 1978 - 1984 | official expert for physics in the central German institute for medical and pharmaceutical examinations (IMPP) |
| 1976 - 2000 | head of the department for physics laboratories for students of medicine, biology and teachers |
| 1985 - | engagement and publications with low-cost-experiments, especially physics toys (see publications) |
| 1993 - | editor of the column 'Die Spielwiese' (The Playground) in the popular physics journal 'Physik in unserer Zeit' (physics in our time) |
| 1995 - 2002 | member of the committee (treasurer) of GIREP (Groupe Internationale de Recherches sur l'Enseignement de la Physique) |
| 2001 | Award for good teaching (Preis für gute Lehre) of the Bavarian ministry for science |
| 2001 - 2007 | head of the department for laboratories for physics students of the faculty of physics of the Technical University Munich | 1.11.2003 - 31.1.2006 | Representative of the president of the TUM for the promotion of teaching / ProLehre | 28.2.2007 | retired |
| 2007 - 2011 | member of the Physics Education Division (PED) of the European Physical Society (EPS) |
