Ernest Rutherford (aug 30, 1871 – oct 19, 1937)
Description:
- Born August 30, 1871 in Bridgewater, New Zealand and died on October 19, 1937 in Cambridge, United Kingdom.- He was the first person ever to split an atom.
- He figured out that atoms have a small central core which he called the nucleus that is made up of protons and neutrons which is really small when it is compared to the whole atom.
- He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his Theory of Atomic Structure.
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Date:
aug 30, 1871
oct 19, 1937
~ 66 years