Ernest Rutherford (1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson) Quotes

All of physics is either impossible or trivial. It is impossible until you understand it, and then it becomes trivial.

Ernest Rutherford

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• All of physics is either impossible or trivial. It is impossible until you understand it, and then it becomes trivial.

  

  Ernest Rutherford
  • Science
  • Impossible
  • Physics