All Science Is Either Physics Or Stamp

A Theory That You Can't Explain To A Bartender Is Probably No Damn Good.

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.

Radioactivity Is Shown To Be Accompanied By Chemical Changes In Which New Types Of Matter Are Being Continually Produced. .... The Conclusion Is Drawn That These Chemical Changes Must Be Sub-atomic In Character.

We Are Rather Like Children, Who Must Take A Watch To Pieces To See How It Works.

[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.