Gentlemen, now you will see that now you see nothing. And why you see nothing you will see presently. Ernest Rutherford More Quotes by Ernest Rutherford More Quotes From 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 nitrogen are not nitrogen atoms but probably atoms of hydrogen, or atoms of mass 2. If this be the case, we must conclude that the nitrogen atom is disintegrated under the intense forces developed in a close collision with a swift alpha particle, and that the hydrogen atom which is liberated formed a constituent part of the nitrogen nucleus. Ernest Rutherford hydrogen-atom atoms long You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 10-12 to 1. Ernest Rutherford odds should science It is essential for men of science to take an interest in the administration of their own affairs or else the professional civil servant will step in - and then the Lord help you. Ernest Rutherford administration essentials men That which is not measurable is not science. That which is not physics is stamp collecting. Ernest Rutherford stamp-collecting stamps physics An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid. Ernest Rutherford barmaids merit discovery Splitting the atom is like trying to shoot a gnat in the Albert Hall at night and using ten million rounds of ammunition on the off chance of getting it. That should convince you that the atom will always be a sink of energy and never a reservoir of energy. Ernest Rutherford gnats trying night The year 1896 ... marked the beginning of what has been aptly termed the heroic age of Physical Science. Never before in the history of physics has there been witnessed such a period of intense activity when discoveries of fundamental importance have followed one another with such bewildering rapidity. Ernest Rutherford hero science years Should a young scientist working with me come to me after two years of such work and ask me what to do next, I would advise him to get out of science. After two years of work, if a man does not know what to do next, he will never make a real scientist. Ernest Rutherford hard-work real knowledge You know, I am sorry for the poor fellows that haven't got labs to work in. Ernest Rutherford labs sorry science If your result needs a statistician then you should design a better experiment. Ernest Rutherford funny-science design needs I congratulate you both on a fine piece of work which I am sure will ultimately prove of importance. I am personally very much interested in your results... In the past I have tried a number of experiments... but without any success. Ernest Rutherford pieces numbers past All scientific men will be delighted to extend their warmest congratulations to Tesla and to express their appreciation of his great contributions to science. Ernest Rutherford congratulations appreciation men If, as I have reason to believe, I have disintegrated the nucleus of the atom, this is of greater significance than the war. Ernest Rutherford apology war believe 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 on the warpath. Ernest Rutherford rays matter europe The greatest contributor to the feeling of tension and fear of war arose from the power of the bombing aeroplane. If all nations would consent to abolish air bombardment . . . that would mean the greatest possible release from fear. Ernest Rutherford air war mean A good scientific theory should be explicable to a barmaid. Ernest Rutherford barmaids theory should Don't let me catch anyone talking about the Universe in my department. Ernest Rutherford stamp-collecting talking science [From uranium] there are present at least two distinct types of radiation one that is very readily absorbed, which will be termed for convenience the α radiation, and the other of a more penetrative character, which will be termed the β radiation. Ernest Rutherford character two science Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner. Ernest Rutherford owner created you god
