Who said "I wish to do research on the nature of matter itself."?

This quote is attributed to Ernest Rutherford.

I wish to do research on the nature of matter itself. - Ernest Rutherford

"I wish to do research on the nature of matter itself."

Ernest Rutherford Science

Nuclear Physicist New Zealand-British 1871–1937

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