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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2025-10-30 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000766b.htm person Rutherford Ernest Kt FRS AACR2 30 August 1871 19 October 1937 Place of Birth Nelson, New Zealand Place of Death Cambridge, United Kingdom Physicist Nobel laureate Sir Ernest Rutherford was appointed Director of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge in 1919 where he specialised in nuclear physics, having previously been Professor of Physics, McGill University 1898-1907 and Manchester University 1907-1919. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1908, for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances.

Born 30 August 1871. Died 19 October 1937. Knight Bachelor (Kt) 1914, OM 1925, Peer (Baron Rutherford of Nelson) 1931.Educated Canterbury College, Christchurch (BA 1892, MA 1893, BSc 1894) and Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Professor of physics, McGill University 1898-1907, Professor of physics, University of Manchester 1907-19, Director, Cavendish Laboratory 1919-37, professor of natural philosophy, Royal Institution, London 1921-37. Bakerian lecture, Royal Society 1904, Silliman lectures, Yale University 1905, Rumford Medal, Royal Society 1904, Nobel Prize for chemistry 1908, Bakerian Lecture, Royal Society 1920, Copley Medal, Royal Society 1922. President, Section A, British Association for the Advancement of Science 1909, President, British Association for the Advancement of Science 1925, President, Royal Society 1925-30.

1908 1908 Award - Nobel Prize in Chemistry - for his investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances 1914 1914 Award - Doctor of Science (DSc), honoris causa, University of Melbourne Australian Joint Copying Project, National Library of Australia; and State Library of New South Wales (1945 - 1993)

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 Bragg, William Henry (1862 - 1942)

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 'Rutherford, Ernest', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Rutherford, Ernest Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Rutherford: Scientist Supreme Campbell, John Rutherford: Scientist Supreme Christchurch, NZ AAS Publications 1999 Journal Article: Rutherford and Physics in Australia Davies, Susan Rutherford and Physics in Australia 1983 Australian Physicist 20 October 219-223 Resource: Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne Honorary degree holders University of Melbourne 2023 Resource Section: Lord Rutherford of Nelson - Ms 77 Lord Rutherford of Nelson - Ms 77 Australian Academy of Science 1994 Listing of Adolph Basser Library holdings Resource Section: Ernest Rutherford Ernest Rutherford 2000 Heroes NZEDGE.COM Resource: Rutherford Rutherford Journal Article: Inscribing Settler Science: Ernest Rutherford, Thomas Laby and the Making of Careers in Physics Dean, Katrina Inscribing Settler Science: Ernest Rutherford, Thomas Laby and the Making of Careers in Physics 2003 History of Science 41 217-240 Journal Article: The structure of the atom Rutherford, E. The structure of the atom 1914 Philosophical magazine 27 488-98 Journal Article: The scattering of α and β particles by matter and the structure of the atom Rutherford, E. The scattering of α and β particles by matter and the structure of the atom 1911 Philosophical magazine 21 669-88 CD Rom: Rutherford [videorecording] : the life and work of Ernest Rutherford Ashurst, Gillian (director and editor), Campbell, John Rutherford [videorecording] : the life and work of Ernest Rutherford [Auckland, N.Z.] Spacegirl Productions 2011 Book: A Force of Nature: the Frontier Genius of Ernst Rutherford Reeves, Richard A Force of Nature: the Frontier Genius of Ernst Rutherford New York W. W. Norton & Co. 2008 Journal Article: Rutherford and Russian physics: the critical influence of the human factor Suvorova, Olga Rutherford and Russian physics: the critical influence of the human factor 2021 Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 51 3/4 467-88 Journal Article: Ernest Rutherford and his path to the nuclear atom Campbell, J. Ernest Rutherford and his path to the nuclear atom 2001 Australian physics 48 3 72-7 Journal Article: Aftermath - a personal view [Ernest Rutherford] Campbell, John Aftermath - a personal view [Ernest Rutherford] 2021 Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 51 3/4 592-602 Journal Article: Rutherford's early life and work in New Zealand Campbell, John Rutherford's early life and work in New Zealand 2021 Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 51 3/4 415-33 Journal Article: Rutherford and the Cavendish Laboratory Longair, Malcolm Rutherford and the Cavendish Laboratory 2021 Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 51 3/4 444-66 Journal Article: Nucleus-nucleus scattering and the Rutherford experiment Barrette, Jean Nucleus-nucleus scattering and the Rutherford experiment 2021 Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 51 3/4 434-43 Book: Lord Rutherford of Nelson Focken, C. M. Lord Rutherford of Nelson Auckland Whitcombe & Tombs 1937 Journal Article: John Madsen and Rutherford's model of the nuclear atom Madsen, Roger W. and Robertson, Peter John Madsen and Rutherford's model of the nuclear atom 2923 Australian physics 60 3 9-13 Book: The basis of everything: Rutherford and Oliphant and the making of the atomic bomb Ramsay, Andrew The basis of everything: Rutherford and Oliphant and the making of the atomic bomb Sydney Harper Collins 2019 Journal Article: James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 Stephens, C.G.; and Quirk, J.P. James Arthur Prescott 1890-1987 1988 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 3 299-313 Journal Article: Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983 Caro, D. E.; Martin, R. L. Leslie Harold Martin 1900-1983 1987 Historical Records of Australian Science 7 1 97-107 Journal Article: Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Bolton, H. C. Optical Instruments in Australia in the 1939-45 War: successes and lost opportunities Melbourne Australian Science Archives Project 1990 Bright Sparcs Exhibition Papers Ernest Rutherford - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Ernest Rutherford - Records MS 077 1908 - 1933 Handwritten letter from J.J. Thomson to Rutherford 1908; personal bank book (England) 1922-33; an annotated copy by Rutherford of J.T. Bottomley's "Four Figure Mathematical Tables" [8 cm, MS 77]. See also a letter from Rutherford to Sir Leonard Huxley 1935 [in the Huxley papers, MS 102]. 0.08 m Leonard George Holden Huxley - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science Leonard George Holden Huxley - Records MS 102 1933 - 1948 Letters to Huxley from J.S.E. Townsend c.1933 and Lord Rutherford 1935; manuscript of calculations by G.N. Watson 1947-1948; material relating to Huxley's time in England, 1930s-1940s; material relating to Huxley's time in Adelaide, 1950s; CSIRO Executive, 1959-1960; Australian National University, 1960-1976; National Library of Australia Council, 1952-1967; Radio Frequency Allocation Review Committee, 1960-1964; large telescope, 1961-1970; miscellaneous boards and committees, 1957-1968; personal correspondence, 1948-1973; letters of congratulations, 1960-1964; correspondence with and biographical information on other scientists, 1931-1983; testimonial, 1945-1971; scientific publications, 1974-1987; personal material, c.1920-1987; material relating to Huxley relatives; lecture notes; photographs; glass slides, mainly on astronomy. 2.48 m, 8 boxes Photographs John Percival Vissing Madsen - Records Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science John Percival Vissing Madsen - Records MS 072 1906 - 1969 A small collection of manuscript letters from W.H. Bragg and Ernest Rutherford to Madsen along with biographical material and the published papers of Madsen and co-workers 1906-69 [16 cm, MS 72]. 0.16 m, 2 boxes