Stability Can Only Be Attained

We Believe The Substance We Have Extracted From Pitchblende Contains A Metal Not Yet Observed, Related To Bismuth By Its Analytical Properties. If The Existence Of This New Metal Is Confirmed We Propose To Call It Polonium, From The Name Of The Original Country Of One Of Us.

Nothing In This World Is To Be Feared... Only Understood.

There Are Sadistic Scientists Who Hurry To Hunt Down Errors Instead Of Establishing The Truth.

If It Takes A Hundred Years, It Will Be A Pity, But I Will Not Cease To Work For It As Long As I Live.

We Must Not Forget That When Radium Was Discovered No One Knew That It Would Prove Useful In Hospitals. The Work Was One Of Pure Science. And This Is A Proof That Scientific Work Must Not Be Considered From The Point Of View Of The Direct Usefulness Of It. It Must Be Done For Itself, For The Beauty Of Science, And Then There Is Always The Chance That A Scientific Discovery May Become Like The Radium A Benefit For Humanity.