Ernest Rutherford

Education is the key to scientific progress.

I came from humble beginnings, but science knows no class.

The half-life of radium is a constant.

Innovation comes from bold experiments.

Life's greatest joy is discovery.

Physics teaches us humility before nature.

The gold foil experiment changed everything.

Collaborate, don't compete in science.

Atoms are mostly empty space.

Perseverance is the mother of success in research.

The Royal Society honors merit, not birth.

Quantum mechanics is fascinating, but classical physics still rules the macro world.

My New Zealand roots shaped my determination.

Beta rays are electrons from the nucleus.

Science is a young man's game, but wisdom comes with age.

The proton is the unit of positive charge.

Encourage young minds in science.

War interrupted my research, but peace brings progress.

The structure of the atom is planetary.

Humor helps in the lab; it relieves tension.