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> [“I think a strong claim can be made that the process of scientific discovery may be regarded as a form of art. This is best seen in the theoretical aspects of Physical Science. The mathematical theorist builds up on certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/i-think-a-strong-claim-can-be-made-that-the-process-of-scientific/)

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## More by Ernest Rutherford

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/it-was-almost-as-incredible-as-if-you-fired-a-15-inch-shell-at-a/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [Physics is the only real science. The rest are just stamp collecting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/physics-is-the-only-real-science-the-rest-are-just-stamp-collecting/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/from-the-results-so-far-obtained-it-is-difficult-to-avoid-the/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [“When we consider the magnitude and extent of his discoveries and their influence on the progress of science and of industry, there is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/when-we-consider-the-magnitude-and-extent-of-his-discoveries-and/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/an-alleged-scientific-discovery-has-no-merit-unless-it-can-be/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [A good scientific theory should be explicable to a barmaid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/a-good-scientific-theory-should-be-explicable-to-a-barmaid/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [Gentlemen, now you will see that now you see nothing. And why you see nothing you will see presently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/gentlemen-now-you-will-see-that-now-you-see-nothing-and-why-you-see/)

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> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/the-great-object-is-to-find-the-theory-of-the-matter-of-x-rays-before/)

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> [It is essential for men of science to take an interest in the administration of their own affairs or else the professional civil servant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/it-is-essential-for-men-of-science-to-take-an-interest-in-the/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [All science is either physics or stamp collecting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/all-science-is-either-physics-or-stamp-collecting/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/you-should-never-bet-against-anything-in-science-at-odds-of-more-than/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [“We haven't got the money, so we'll have to think”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/we-haven-t-got-the-money-so-we-ll-have-to-think/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [Radioactivity is shown to be accompanied by chemical changes in which new types of matter are being continually produced. … The conclusion is drawn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/radioactivity-is-shown-to-be-accompanied-by-chemical-changes-in-which/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [The energy produced by the breaking down of the atom is a very poor kind of thing. Anyone who expects a source of power…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/the-energy-produced-by-the-breaking-down-of-the-atom-is-a-very-poor/)

[Ernest Rutherford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ernest-rutherford/)

> [ \[From uranium\] there are present at least two distinct types of radiation one that is very readily absorbed, which will be termed for convenience… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ernest-rutherford/from-uranium-there-are-present-at-least-two-distinct-types-of/)

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