Quote#Self
Radioactivity is shown to be accompanied by chemical changes in which…
Quote byErnest Rutherford · 1871–1937
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "The Cause and Nature of Radioactivity" in Philosophical Magazine (September 1902).
English (original)
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.
— Ernest Rutherford
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