Ernest Rutherford

Physicist and Nobel Prize laureate

Ernest Rutherford - Scientists & Innovators born August 30th, 1871
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A New Zealand-born physicist and chemist, significant contributions to the understanding of atomic structure and radioactivity occurred. Conducted experiments leading to the discovery of the nucleus, establishing the foundation of nuclear physics. Received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908 for work on radioactive substances. Later, served as the director of the Cavendish Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, mentoring multiple future Nobel laureates and influencing the field of experimental physics.

Developed the gold foil experiment demonstrating the atomic nucleus

Discovered the concept of radioactive half-life

Won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1908

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