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Further Tributes to the late Lord Rutherford

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THE world is poorer through the passing away of its leader in radioactivity and nuclear physics, Lord Rutherford, who was a unique personality, and what every single one of us has lost scientifically and personally is impossible to say in words. But asked to add a personal contribution to the tribute in NATURE, I am glad to be allowed to tell how much he was admired and loved in Austria.

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Meyer, S. Further Tributes to the late Lord Rutherford. Nature 140, 1047–1054 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/1401047a0

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