I have always attached great importance to the manner in which an experiment is set up and conducted ... the experiment should be set up to open as many windows as possible on the unforeseen. — Frederic Joliot-Curie Copy Share Image
“It is because I know all that science can bring to the world that I shall continue my efforts to ensure that it contributes… — Frédéric Joliot-Curie Copy Share Image
Some months ago we discovered that certain light elements emit positrons under the action of alpha particles. Our latest experiments have shown a very striking fact: when an aluminium foil is irradiated on a polonium preparation [alpha ray emitter], the emission of positrons does not cease immediately when the active preparation is removed: the foil remains radioactive and the emission… — Frederic Joliot-Curie Copy Share
We bombarded aluminum with alpha rays … then after a certain period of irradiation, we removed the source of alpha rays. We now observed… — Frederic Joliot-Curie Copy Share Image
I have always attached great importance to the manner in which an experiment is set up and conducted ... the experiment should be set… — Frederic Joliot-Curie Copy Share Image
