It was he who strongly believed that engineering should be based on a strong mathematical base, so he had pressed hard for Sommerfeld to be appointed to this professorship.
Siya ang Matindi ang sumampalataya na ang engineering ay dapat na batay sa isang malakas na matematiko base, kaya niya pipi mahirap para sa Sommerfeld ay hihirangin upang angkinin ito pagkapropesor.