From the results so far obtained it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the long-range atoms arising from collision of alpha… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
The energy produced by the breaking down of the atom is a very poor kind of thing. Anyone who expects a source… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
“It was quite the most incredible event that has ever happened to me in my life. It was almost as incredible as… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
Anyone who expects a source of power from the transformation of the atom is talking moonshine — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
Splitting the atom is like trying to shoot a gnat in the Albert Hall at night and using ten million rounds of… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
If, as I have reason to believe, I have disintegrated the nucleus of the atom, this is of greater significance than the… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
When we have found how the nucleus of atoms is built up we shall have found the greatest secret of all —… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
It was almost as incredible as if you fired a 15-inch shell at a piece of tissue paper and it came back to hit… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
Physics is the only real science. The rest are just stamp collecting. — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
From the results so far obtained it is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the long-range atoms arising from collision of alpha particles with… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
“When we consider the magnitude and extent of his discoveries and their influence on the progress of science and of industry, there is no… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid. — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
Gentlemen, now you will see that now you see nothing. And why you see nothing you will see presently. — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
The great object is to find the theory of the matter [of X-rays] before anyone else, for nearly every professor in Europe is now… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
It is essential for men of science to take an interest in the administration of their own affairs or else the professional civil servant… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1. — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share Image
