Photo: Niels Bohr's research notes for his new atomic theory Rutherford's find came from a very strange experience. Everyone at that time imagined the atom as a "plum pudding." That is, it was roughly ...

A method of generating random variables with the gamma or beta distribution having non-integral shape parameters from uniform random variables is given. Oxford University Press is a department of the ...

What is a beta male? Beta males are usually stereotyped as introverts or nerds with a tendency to be shy or socially awkward and inevitably get "friend-zoned." While those assumptions may be true, ...

After emitting an alpha or beta particle, the nucleus will often still be ‘excited’ and will need to lose energy. It does this by emitting a high energy electromagnetic wave called a gamma ray. Gamma ...

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Mitch André Garcia considers the disputed discovery of element 104 and takes a look at how the chemistry of this synthetic element is developing. Rutherfordium, the 104th element on the periodic table ...