New Zealand Memories Issue 151
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EDITOR’S CHOICE<br />
Talk Softly Please<br />
Ernest Rutherford (right) and John Ratcliffe photographed in<br />
the Cavendish Laboratory at Cambridge University, 1934. An<br />
illuminated sign, “Talk Softly Please” hangs above Rutherford’s<br />
head. Rutherford had a very loud voice and the particle counters<br />
were microphonically very sensitive. The illuminated notice was<br />
installed to prevent the counters being disturbed.<br />
University of Cambridge Ref: 184, with acknowledgement to C.E Wynn-Williams.<br />
Photograph via G. Stewart.<br />
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