Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, OM, FRSwas a New Zealand physicist who came to be known as the father of nuclear physics. Encyclopædia Britannica considers him to be the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth30 August 1871
CityBrightwater, New Zealand
hydrogen-atom long atoms
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.
possible research whatever
The only possible interpretation of any research whatever in the 'social sciences' is: some do, some don't
bet science
You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1.
created god
Of all created comforts, God is the lender; you are the borrower, not the owner.
anyone atom expects moonshine power source talking
Anyone who expects a source of power from the transformation of the atom is talking moonshine
appreciation congratulations men
All scientific men will be delighted to extend their warmest congratulations to Tesla and to express their appreciation of his great contributions to science.
hero years discovery
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.
discovery merit barmaids
An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid.
sorry labs poor
You know, I am sorry for the poor fellows that haven't got labs to work in.
design needs funny-science
If your result needs a statistician then you should design a better experiment.
character science two
[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.
talking stamp-collecting let-me
Don't let me catch anyone talking about the Universe in my department.
real hard-work men
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.
theory barmaids should
A good scientific theory should be explicable to a barmaid.