If, As I Have Reason

Splitting The Atom Is Like Trying To Shoot A Gnat In The Albert Hall At Night And Using Ten Million Rounds Of Ammunition On The Off Chance Of Getting It. That Should Convince You That The Atom Will Always Be A Sink Of Energy And Never A Reservoir Of Energy.

Should A Young Scientist Working With Me Come To Me After Two Years Of Such Work And Ask Me What To Do Next, I Would Advise Him To Get Out Of Science. After Two Years Of Work, If A Man Does Not Know What To Do Next, He Will Never Make A Real Scientist.

All Science Is Either Physics Or Stamp Collecting.

I Am A Great Believer In The Simplicity Of Things And As You Probably Know I Am Inclined To Hang On To Broad & Simple Ideas Like Grim Death Until Evidence Is Too Strong For My Tenacity.

[from Uranium] There Are Present At Least Two Distinct Types Of Radiation One That Is Very Readily Absorbed, Which Will Be Termed For Convenience The α Radiation, And The Other Of A More Penetrative Character, Which Will Be Termed The β Radiation.