Pyotr Kapitsa
The crocodile cannot turn its head. Like all science, it must always go forward with all-devouring jaws.Collection: Science
To talk of atomic energy in terms of atomic bombs is like talking of electricity in terms of the electric chair.Collection: Peace
Errors are many, truth is unique.Collection: Unique
The year that Rutherford died (1938 [sic]) there disappeared forever the happy days of free scientific work which gave us such delight in our youth. Science has lost her freedom. Science has become a productive force. She has become rich but she has become enslaved and part of her is veiled in secrecy. I do not know whether Rutherford would continue to joke and laugh as he used to.Collection: Years