Biography of Famous Chemists Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford: Father of Nuclear Physics and Nobel Laureate Early Life and Education:Ernest Rutherford was born on August 30, 1871, in Brightwater, near Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand. He was the fourth of twelve children in a rural farming family. Rutherford’s parents, James and Martha Rutherford, were Scottish immigrants. From an early age, Rutherford showed a keen […]