After taking his Ph.D. in physics in 1960, Georg Maier spent about seven years doing nuclear-based research, particularly in the field of neutron optics. From 1969 to 1998 he worked at the Research Institute of the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, pursuing investigations in many fields of physics and publishing numerous papers. His text, Optic der Bilder, is currently being translated for publication in English. Now retired, he continues his researches in Dornach, where he lives.