Rutherford, Ernest

Michael A Sutton, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Published online: April 2001

DOI: 10.1038/npg.els.0002907

1871–1937 New Zealand physicist who showed that radioactivity involved the formation of new elements, and deduced the nuclear structure of the atom.

Keywords: radioactivity; atom; nuclear physics

 Further Reading
    book Rutherford E (1937) The Newer Alchemy. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
    book Royal Society (1972) Notes and Records of the Royal Society 27. [Rutherford centenary issue]
    book Wilson D (1983) Rutherford: Simple Genius. London: Hodder & Stoughton.

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Sutton, Michael A(Apr 2001) Rutherford, Ernest. In: eLS. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester. http://www.els.net [doi: 10.1038/npg.els.0002907]