Ernest Rutherford

I am a great believer in the simplicity of things, and I think we have got to go to the ultimate particles to find it.

The future of science is in the hands of the young men.

The atom is the ultimate particle of matter, and its structure is the key to the universe.

The alpha particles are projected with such velocity that they pass through the atoms of matter.

The results of experiments are the only true basis of physical theory.

The day of great men is not past, but the day of great men working alone is past.

The atom is a very complex system, and we are only beginning to understand it.