Gustave Le Bon Quote

When we study the structure of the atom, we shall arrive at the conclusion that it is an immense reservoir of energy solely constituted by a system of imponderable elements maintained in equilibrium by the rotations, attractions and repulsions of its component parts.


Translated by F. Legge, The Evolution of Matter, Book I, Chapter I (p. 10)


When we study the structure of the atom, we shall arrive at the conclusion that it is an immense reservoir of energy solely constituted by a system...

When we study the structure of the atom, we shall arrive at the conclusion that it is an immense reservoir of energy solely constituted by a system...

When we study the structure of the atom, we shall arrive at the conclusion that it is an immense reservoir of energy solely constituted by a system...

When we study the structure of the atom, we shall arrive at the conclusion that it is an immense reservoir of energy solely constituted by a system...