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Ernest Rutherford

Ernest Rutherford

Born on August 30th, 1871 in New Zealand, Ernest Rutherford accomplished to be one of many successful chemists throughout the world in the 19th and the 20th centuries. With his brilliant experiments he explained the puzzling problem of radioactivity and the sudden breakdown of atoms. In addition, he determined the structure of the atom and was first to ever split it. Rutherford's great mind triggered innovations of new technology such as the smoke detector that saves many lives today.
Ernest Rutherford's family consisted of twelve children, Ernest was the fourth oldest. His parents, James and Martha Rutherford were middle class people. Martha was a school teacher, therefore Ernest and the other eleven children always received good education, and were encouraged to study instead of working. Ernest did exceptionally well in school, but he exceeded in Science. At the age of ten he received his first science book. Inspired by the book he tried to create......


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