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Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, (30 August 1871 – 19 October 1937), was a New Zealand physicist who was a pioneering researcher in both atomic and nuclear physics. He has been described as "the father of nuclear physics", [ 7 ] and "the greatest experimentalist since Michael Faraday ". [ 8 ]
Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 18,834, [14] [15] an increase of 773 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 18,061, [24] [25] which in turn reflected a decline of 49 (−0.3%) from the 18,110 counted in the 2000 census.
Joseph R. Walker (December 13, 1798 – October 27, 1876) was a mountain man and experienced scout.He established the segment of the California Trail, the primary route for the emigrants to the gold fields during the California gold rush, from Fort Hall, Idaho to the Truckee River.
Image credits: interestingpedia #5. In a touching moment of solidarity, around 200 farmers remained silent at an auction, allowing a young man named David to reclaim his family's 80-acre farm.
After Rutherford's discovery, subsequent research determined the atomic structure which led to Rutherford's gold foil experiment. Scientists eventually discovered that atoms have a positively charged nucleus (with an atomic number of charges) in the center, with a radius of about 1.2 × 10 −15 meters × [atomic mass number] 1 ⁄ 3 .
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Rutherford was born on 3 November 1749, the son of Anne Mackay and Professor John Rutherford (1695–1779). He began college at the age of 16 at Mundell's School on the West Bow close to his family home, and then studied medicine under William Cullen and Joseph Black at the University of Edinburgh , [ 2 ] graduating with a doctorate (MD) in 1772.