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“It is probable that all heavy matter possesses - latent and bound up with the structure of the atom - a similar quantity of energy to that possessed by radium. If it could be tapped and controlled what an agent it would be in changing the world's destiny! The man who put his hand on the lever by which a parsimonious nature regulates so jealously the output of this store of energy would possess a weapon by which he could destroy the earth if he chose.”

Quote by Frederick Soddy

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Frederick Soddy

Frederick Soddy was a British chemist renowned for his contributions to the study of radioactive elements. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1903 for his discovery of isotopes, becoming the first Briton to receive the award. Soddy's research had a profound impact on understanding atomic structure and the processes of radioactive decay. more

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