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The Nobel Prize is without doubt the highest honour, the most coveted honour, which can be bestowed on a scientist.

~Charles Glover Barkla

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When X-rays traverse matter of any kind, this matter becomes a source of a radiation similar in character to that of the primary radiation falling upon it.

~Charles Glover Barkla

Topics: Any Becomes Character Falling Kind Matter Primary Radiation Similar Source

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The process of radiation may be, and is, continuous - at any rate within limits extending to far smaller quantities than the quantum.

~Charles Glover Barkla

Topics: Any Continuous Extending Far Limits May Process Quantities Quantum Radiation Rate Smaller Than Within

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As an Englishman, permit me now to say with what pleasure I learnt of the election of Professor Planck and Professor Stark to the Nobel Prizes for the years 1918 and 1919.

~Charles Glover Barkla

Topics: Election Englishman Learnt Me Nobel Now Permit Pleasure Prizes Professor Say Stark Years

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We are all dwellers on this one small earth; we live one life, die one death; we have the same difficulties to contend with; we ought in common to fight the foes of ignorance and wrong.

~Charles Glover Barkla

Topics: Common Contend Death Die Difficulties Earth Fight Foes Ignorance Life Live Ought Same Small Wrong

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It seems to me that the Swedish Academy of Science may be qualifying for the Nobel Peace Prize. It recognises no nationality; it discourages unworthy national feeling and prejudice.

~Charles Glover Barkla

Topics: Academy Feeling May Me National Nationality Nobel Nobel Peace Prize Peace Prejudice Prize Qualifying Science Seems Swedish Unworthy

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Physicist

Born: June 7th, 1877

Died: October 23rd, 1944

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