Ernest Rutherford chemist

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Earnest Rutherford was born in 1871 and was the 2nd of 12 children

he became a professor of physics at the university of Manchester.

Rutherford's first researches, in New Zealand, were concerned with the magnetic properties of iron.

He was one of the first to design highly original experiments with high-frequency, alternating currents.

he was knighted and won many awards for his discover of he nucleus

Rutherford was the first to develop the idea of the nuclear atom and radioactivity





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