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jan 12, 1898 - Ernest Rutherford -Alpha and Beta

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-estimated atom size and found that mass was in the nucleus.
 discovered alpha, beta, and gamma rays in radiation (from uranium).
-gave name to alpha and beta

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jan 12, 1898
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~ 128 years ago