Ernest Rutherford
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Ernest Rutherford was a pioneering New Zealand-born physicist known as the father of nuclear physics for his groundbreaking work on radioactivity and the structure of the atom.
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| Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson | 1 |
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academic
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chemist ⓘ human ⓘ nuclear physicist ⓘ physicist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Barnard Medal for Meritorious Service to Science
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Copley Medal ⓘ Nobel Prize in Chemistry (through its scientists) ⓘ
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Royal Medal ⓘ Rumford Medal ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1871-08-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brightwater, New Zealand ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | intestinal paralysis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
New Zealand
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1937-10-19 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | J. J. Thomson ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Canterbury
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Canterbury College
Cambridge University ⓘ
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University of Cambridge
University of Canterbury ⓘ
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University of New Zealand
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| familyName | Rutherford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
atomic physics
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nuclear physics ⓘ physics ⓘ radioactivity ⓘ |
| fullName |
Ernest Rutherford
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Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson
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| givenName | Ernest ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Baron Rutherford of Nelson
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Lord Rutherford ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Rutherford model of the atom
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artificial transmutation of elements ⓘ discovery of alpha and beta radiation distinction ⓘ discovery of the concept of half-life ⓘ discovery of the nucleus ⓘ discovery of the proton (as nucleus of hydrogen) ⓘ gold foil experiment ⓘ research on radioactivity ⓘ |
| memberOf | Royal Society ⓘ |
| nickname | father of nuclear physics ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Chemistry ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics
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Cavendish Professor of Physics at University of Cambridge
President of the Royal Society ⓘ Professor at McGill University ⓘ Professor at University of Manchester ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Georgina Newton ⓘ |
| student |
Ernest Marsden
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Hans Geiger ⓘ James Chadwick ⓘ Niels Bohr ⓘ |
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Mark Oliphant
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Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson