Historical Figure
Ernest Rutherford
1871–1937
New Zealand physicist and chemist (1871–1937)
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Birth
1871 August 30, 1871 →Death
1937 October 19, 1937 →Biography
Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, was a New Zealand physicist and chemist who was a pioneering researcher in both atomic and nuclear physics. He has been described as "the father of nuclear physics" and "the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday." In 1908, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances."
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