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Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford

New Zealand-born physicist who found the atomic nucleus; he knew the Curies and attended the first Solvay Conference.

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30 Aug 1871 – 19 Oct 1937

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Wikidata Q9123

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Appears in14 items

  • From X-rays to the Bomb11 items
    • Rutherford at McGillSep 1898
    • Rutherford names alpha and beta raysJan 1899
    • Rutherford and Soddy: elements transmute1902
    • Rutherford at ManchesterMay 1907
    • Geiger and Marsden: some alphas bounce back19 May 1909
    • Rutherford’s nuclear atom7 Mar 1911
    • Bohr’s quantum atomJul 1913
    • The First World War28 Jul 1914
    • The Cavendish under RutherfordApr 1919
    • Rutherford turns nitrogen into oxygenJun 1919
    • Szilárd imagines a chain reaction12 Sep 1933
  • Marie Curie2 items
    • Doctorate at the Sorbonne25 Jun 1903
    • The first Solvay Conference30 Oct 1911
  • The Periodic Table1 item
    • Rutherford and Owens's “emanation”: radon1899

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