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Quote by Ernest Rutherford

“I must confess it was very unexpected and I am very startled at my metamorphosis into a chemist.”

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Ernest Rutherford, a British physicist, is renowned as the founder of nuclear physics. Born on August 30, 1871, in New Zealand, he passed away on October 19, 1937, in the United Kingdom. Rutherford made significant breakthroughs in the study of radioactivity, proposed the nuclear model of the atom, and discovered the proton. more

“Thermodynamics is a funny subject. The first time you go through it, you don't understand it at all. The second time you go through it, you think you understand it, except for one or two small points. The third time you go through it, you know you don't understand it, but by that time you are so used to it, it doesn't bother you any more.”

Thinking Knows Firsts Two Used Subjects First Time Thirds Bother Thermodynamics Third Time

Author:Arnold Sommerfeld

“There is nothing in this world that I fear to say.”

World This World

Author:Dmitri Mendeleev

“It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man - social and political - and to the entire universe as a whole.”

Men Whole Political Order Universe Social Causes Existence Equal Function Relation Reign Governing

Author:Dmitri Mendeleev

“Elements which are similar as regards their chemical properties have atomic weights which are either of nearly the same value (eg. Pt, Ir, Os) or which increase regularly (eg. K, Ru, Cs).”

Values Elements Weight Increase Regard Property Chemicals Irs

Author:Dmitri Mendeleev

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