“ If, as I have reason to believe, I have disintegrated the nucleus of the atom, this is of greater significance than th Ernest Rutherford
“ It was quite the most incredible event that has ever happened to me in my life. It was almost as incredible as if you fired a 15-inch shell at a piece of tissue paper and it came back and hi Ernest Rutherford
“ 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 theoris… Ernest Rutherford
“ You should never bet against anything in science at odds of more than about 1012 to 1. Ernest Rutherford
“ 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
