Ernest Rutherford (right) and Hans Geiger in the lab in Manchester University where they investigated alpha particles. Photo / Getty Images Ernest Rutherford is so revered for his scientific ...

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“All science is either physics or stamp collecting.” That quote, repeated in many articles and books, is attributed to Ernest Rutherford, widely recognized as the father of nuclear physics. However, ...

This year is the 100 year anniversary since Ernest Rutherford published his seminal paper describing his discovery of the atomic nucleus. But Rutherford was an industrious researcher who many ...