Ernest Rutherford (1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson) Quotes

If, as I have reason to believe, I have disintegrated the nucleus of the atom, this is of greater significance than the war.

Ernest Rutherford

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• If, as I have reason to believe, I have disintegrated the nucleus of the atom, this is of greater significance than the war.

  

  Ernest Rutherford
  • War
  • Reason
  • Greater