We Are Rather Like Children, Who Must

The Great Object Is To Find The Theory Of The Matter [of X-rays] Before Anyone Else, For Nearly Every Professor In Europe Is Now On The Warpath.

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.

That Which Is Not Measurable Is Not Science. That Which Is Not Physics Is Stamp Collecting.

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.

It Is Essential For Men Of Science To Take An Interest In The Administration Of Their Own Affairs Or Else The Professional Civil Servant Will Step In - And Then The Lord Help You.