“When we consider the magnitude and extent of his discoveries and their influence on the progress of science and of industry, there is no honour too great to pay to the memory of Faraday , one of the greatest scientific… — 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
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
“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
An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid. — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share
Gentlemen, now you will see that now you see nothing. And why you see nothing you will see presently. — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share
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
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
You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1. — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share
Radioactivity is shown to be accompanied by chemical changes in which new types of matter are being continually produced. … The conclusion is drawn… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share
The energy produced by the breaking down of the atom is a very poor kind of thing. Anyone who expects a source of power… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share
[From uranium] there are present at least two distinct types of radiation one that is very readily absorbed, which will be termed for convenience… — Ernest Rutherford Copy Share
