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Ernest Rutherford Physicist Ernest Rutherford, 1st Baron Rutherford of Nelson, was a New Zealand-born physicist who became known as the father of nuclear physics. Encyclopedia Britannica considers him to be the greatest physicist Born: August 30, 1871, Brightwater, New Zealand Died: October 19, 1937, Cambridge, United Kingdom Education: University of Cambridge (1895–1898), more Awards: Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Copley Medal, more Nationality: New Zealand, British, Canadian Parents: James Rutherford, Martha Thompson Ernest Rutherford by using his atomic theory experiment of the golden foil and the “bullets” discovered that the atom would be scateered all over the sensor not oly in the same place, so he discovered that between the nucleus and the rest was empty space. The Alpha particles bounced of after going through the gold foil and one in 8OOO bounced of. He used Alpha particles which are possitively charged and the atoms bounced off, so he determined that the nucleus was positively charged or else it would be stuck. This experiment involved the firing of radioactive particles through minutely thin metal foils (notably gold) and detecting them using screens coated with zinc sulfide (a scintillator). Rutherford found that although the vast majority of particles passed straight through the foil approximately 1 in 8000 were deflected leading him to his theory that most of the atom was made up of 'empty space'. Bibliography "Ernest Rutherford." Wikipedia. N.p., 27 Jan. 2014. Web. 29 Jan. 2014. <https://www.google.co.za/search?q=ernest+rut herford&oq=er&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j69i59j0l2j6 9i60l2.68752j0j4&sourceid=chrome&espv=210& es_sm=122&ie=UTF-8>. Chemsoc Timeline. "Rutherford - Atomic Theory." Rutherford - Atomic Theory. Chemsoc, 4 Aug. 2012. Web. 29 Jan. 2014. <http://www.rsc.org/chemsoc/timeline/pages/19 11.html>.
