Frederick Soddy (2 September 1877 – 22 September 1956) was an English radiochemist.
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The dropping of the Atomic Bomb is a very deep problem... Instead of commemorating Hiroshima we should celebrate... man's triumph over the problem [of transmutation], and not its first misuse by politicians and military authorities. Frederick Soddy
The dropping of the Atomic Bomb is a very deep problem... Instead of commemorating Hiroshima we should celebrate... man's triumph over the problem [of transmutation], and not its first misuse by politicians and military authorities.
Chemical homogeneity is no longer a guarantee that any supposed element is not a mixture of several of different atomic weights, or that any atomic weight is not merely a mean number. Frederick Soddy
Chemical homogeneity is no longer a guarantee that any supposed element is not a mixture of several of different atomic weights, or that any atomic weight is not merely a mean number.
Four circles to the kissing come, The smaller are the benter. The bend is just the inverse of The distance from the centre. Though their intrigue left Euclid dumb There's now no need for rule of thumb. Frederick Soddy
Four circles to the kissing come, The smaller are the benter. The bend is just the inverse of The distance from the centre. Though their intrigue left Euclid dumb There's now no need for rule of thumb.
The history of man is dominated by, and reflects, the amount of available energy. Frederick Soddy
The history of man is dominated by, and reflects, the amount of available energy.
Heat energy of uniform temperature [is] the ultimate fate of all energy. The power of sunlight and coal, electric power, water power, winds and tides do the work of the world, and in the end all unite to hasten the merry molecular dance. Frederick Soddy
Heat energy of uniform temperature [is] the ultimate fate of all energy. The power of sunlight and coal, electric power, water power, winds and tides do the work of the world, and in the end all unite to hasten the merry molecular dance.
I believe that there have been civilisations in the past that were familiar with atomic energy, and that by misusing it they were totally destroyed. Frederick Soddy
I believe that there have been civilisations in the past that were familiar with atomic energy, and that by misusing it they were totally destroyed.
The whole profit of the issuance of money has provided the capital of the great banking business as it exists today. Frederick Soddy
The whole profit of the issuance of money has provided the capital of the great banking business as it exists today.
Nature is in austere mood, even terrifying, withal majestically beautiful. Frederick Soddy
Nature is in austere mood, even terrifying, withal majestically beautiful.
An honest money system is the only alternative. Frederick Soddy
An honest money system is the only alternative.
The ruling passion of the age is to convert wealth into debt in order to derive a permanent future income from it-to convert wealth that perishes into debt that endures,debt that does not rot,costs nothing to maintain and brings in perennial interest. Frederick Soddy
The ruling passion of the age is to convert wealth into debt in order to derive a permanent future income from it-to convert wealth that perishes into debt that endures,debt that does not rot,costs nothing to maintain and brings in perennial interest.
The fact remains that, if the supply of energy failed, modern civilization would come to an end as abruptly as does the music of an organ deprived of wind. Frederick Soddy
The fact remains that, if the supply of energy failed, modern civilization would come to an end as abruptly as does the music of an organ deprived of wind.
It is curious to reflect, for example, upon the remarkable legend of the Philosopher's Stone, one of the oldest and most universal beliefs, the origin of which, however far back we penetrate into the records of the past. Frederick Soddy
It is curious to reflect, for example, upon the remarkable legend of the Philosopher's Stone, one of the oldest and most universal beliefs, the origin of which, however far back we penetrate into the records of the past.
