An alleged scientific discovery has no merit unless it can be explained to a barmaid.
— Ernest Rutherford
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• As quoted in Einstein: The Man and His Achievement (1973) by G. J. Whitrow, p. 42
• Variants:
• If you can't explain your physics to a barmaid it is probably not very good physics.
• As quoted in Journal of Advertising Research (March-April 1998)
• A theory that you can't explain to a bartender is probably no damn good.
• As quoted in The Language of God (2006) by Francis Collins, p. 60
• Source: Wikiquote: "Ernest Rutherford" (Quotes: listed in chronological order)
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