Ernest Rutherford
Physicist
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Ernest Rutherford was born at Spring Grove in New Zealand's Nelson region on 30 August 1871. He researched radioactivity and the structure of atoms.
He received the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for work on the disintegration of elements and the chemistry of radioactive substances. He died in Cambridge on 19 October 1937.
Milestones of a life
- 1871
Birth
Born at Spring Grove on 30 August.
- 1908
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Honoured for research on radioactivity.
- 1937
Death
Died in Cambridge on 19 October.
Sources behind this story
Te Ara · Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, Ernest RutherfordNobel Prize · 1908 Kimya ÖdülüWikidata · yaşam tarihleri ve meslek (CC0)This review covers life dates, biography and chronology. Burial locations and image sources are identified separately and are not verified by this review. Reviewed: 2026-10-16. Inclusion in the historical collection does not imply endorsement of a person’s views.