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  1. Ernest Rutherford - Wikipedia

    Ernest Rutherford, Baron Rutherford of Nelson (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937) was a New Zealand physicist and chemist who was a pioneering researcher in both atomic and nuclear …

  2. Ernest Rutherford | Accomplishments, Atomic Theory, & Facts

    Oct 15, 2025 · Ernest Rutherford, British physicist who discovered that the atom is mostly empty space surrounding a massive nucleus and who did many pioneering experiments with …

  3. Ernest Rutherford – Biographical - NobelPrize.org

    Rutherford was knighted in 1914; he was appointed to the Order of Merit in 1925, and in 1931 he was created First Baron Rutherford of Nelson, New Zealand, and Cambridge. He was elected …

  4. Ernest Rutherford - Science History Institute

    Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937) postulated the nuclear structure of the atom, discovered alpha and beta rays, and proposed the laws of radioactive decay. He received the Nobel Prize in …

  5. Ernest Rutherford - Nuclear Museum

    Ernest Rutherford (1871 – 1937) was a New Zealand-born British physicist and recipient of the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is often called the “father of nuclear physics.”

  6. Ernest Rutherford | Biographies - Atomic Archive

    In 1907, Rutherford took the chair of physics at the University of Manchester. There, he discovered the nuclear nature of atoms and was the world's first successful "alchemist": he …

  7. BBC - History - Historic Figures: Ernest Rutherford (1871 - 1937)

    Lord Ernest Rutherford, c.1920 © Rutherford was a New Zealand-born physicist, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his pioneering work in nuclear physics.

  8. Ernest Rutherford - Biography, Facts and Pictures

    Ernest Rutherford is the father of nuclear chemistry and nuclear physics. He discovered and named the atomic nucleus, the proton, the alpha particle, and the beta particle.

  9. Ernest Rutherford - Nuclear Physicist, Age, Married and Children

    Feb 24, 2025 · Explore the life of Ernest Rutherford, a nuclear physicist known for splitting the atom. Learn about his age, wife, children, and contributions.

  10. Rutherford B. Hayes - Wikipedia

    Rutherford Birchard Hayes (/ ˈrʌðərfərd / ⓘ; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was the 19th president of the United States, serving from 1877 to 1881. Hayes served as Cincinnati 's city …