All Scientific Men Will Be Delighted To

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.

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.

I Am A Great Believer In The Simplicity Of Things And As You Probably Know I Am Inclined To Hang On To Broad & Simple Ideas Like Grim Death Until Evidence Is Too Strong For My Tenacity.

The Energy Produced By The Breaking Down Of The Atom Is A Very Poor Kind Of Thing. Anyone Who Expects A Source Of Power From The Transformation Of These Atoms Is Talking Moonshine.

I've Just Finished Reading Some Of My Early Papers, And You Know, When I'd Finished I Said To Myself, 'rutherford, My Boy, You Used To Be A Damned Clever Fellow.' (1911)