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Cavendish Laboratory : 'Talk Softly Please': Ratcliffe and Rutherford (1934)

Cavendish Laboratory

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Black and white snapshot of Ratcliffe and Rutherford in the laboratory in 1934. An illuminated notice: 'Talk Softly Please' hangs above Rutherford's head. Rutherford is telling Ratcliffe that he has obtained £400 for the radio group to build a small field station. Rutherford had a very loud voice and the particle counters were microphonically very sensitive. The illuminated notice was installed to prevent the counters being disturbed. Wynn-Williams switched on the light and took this iconic photograph in January 1935. The bank of batteries was used to power Wynn-Williams' scale of two counter.</p>

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