Ernest Rutherford was born on August 30, 1871, in Nelson, New Zealand. His Mother believed strongly in education so despite his poor upbringing in 1887 he got a scholarship at attend Nelson Collegiate School which was a private secondary school. Following that he earned a scholarship to Canterbury College where he earned a bachelor of arts degree, a masters in arts degree and a bachelor of science degree. In 1898 he left to take up a post in Canada. It was at this time that he married Mary Georgina Newton in 1900. While he worked as a professor at McGill University he made his first major discovery. He discovered that heavy elements decay into somewhat lighter elements which has led to important processes still used today such as carbon dating. He also wrote a highly regarded textbook on radioactivity. In 1907 he transferred to University of Manchester where he made his next groundbreaking discovery. He discovered using alpha particles and a gold foil that the vast majority of an atoms mass is concentrated in a nucleus. This changed our understanding of the atomic structure and caused advances in nuclear physics and helped lead to the discovery of the nuclear bomb, shaping history. In 1908 he won the nobel prize in chemistry for “investigations into the disintegration of the elements, and the chemistry of radioactive substances (Nobel citation)” 1. In 1914 he was knighted and during world war 1 his research was redirected to antisubmarine research. In 1919 he discovered how to artificially create a nuclear reaction in a stable element. On October 19th, 1937 he died at age 66 in Cambridge. …show more content…
He started his research by experimenting with high frequency alternating currents. From there he created a device capable of
He started to gather manuscripts from the House of Scholars very secretly. He then experimented in the tunnel that was secret, only his friend and himself knew. The experiments that he did in the tunnel lead to the discovery of the light bulb. He wanted to present his idea to the Council of Scholars but they didn’t like the idea for multiple reasons. He did not belong the the House Scholars, ideas that that are individually created don’t exist, and many other scholars came up with ideas that were also
His curiosity and inventiveness produced the Franklin Stove, a practical device that allowed the more efficient heating of larger rooms during winter. His study of electricity included the famous kite experiment by which he proved that lighting was electricity. This discovery led to his invention of the lightning rod, which soon appeared on buildings all over the world. His scientific efforts also included works in ship design and meteorology, and a theory of heat. In addition, he invented bifocal vision lenses and even a harmonica.
His most famous research would have to be his foray into electricity. It all began when he was “entertained one evening by a traveling scientific showman from
Marvin E. Rutherford was a chemical engineer and inventor from Abilene, Texas. Between 1923 and 1938, he had several automotive, and one agricultural, inventions to his credit. [endnote: list all of his inventions, and refer to his FBI complaint of 1941 for verification]. Rutherford also developed two major aircraft components; an “Aero-Silencer” aircraft muffler system, and an improved Self-Sealing Aircraft Fuel Tank--hereafter referred to as the SSAFT. [endnote: first, the date of the muffler system invention, and then indicate the SSAFT was a third-generation design system, however, it still qualified for patenting. Also refer to his FBI complaint of 1941]. The SSAFT system was by far the most advanced design Rutherford was responsible for, and should it have fallen into the wrong hands, it would have
Thompson, is another trailblazing intellect. In the South Island of New Zealand, Rutherford was born into a rural community in 1841, as the fourth child out of a grand total of twelve children (Ernest Rutherford's Life, n.d., para. 1). After graduating from a local school in his community and having honors in all of his subjects, he would go to the Canterbury College in Christchurch, New Zealand (Ernest Rutherford's Life, n.d., para.1). In 1892, he would receive a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in mathematics, while also receiving a Bachelor’s degree in physical science. Subsequently, he spent time researching for years after (Ernest Rutherford's Life, n.d., para. 2). Rutherford then applied for a scholarship, but sadly lost. However, due to the fact that the original winner was unable to use the scholarship, it was granted to Rutherford, taking him to the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge (Ernest Rutherford's Life, n.d., para.3). Here, he met J.J. Thomson, and would pursue to continue his previous work with magnetism; however, Thomson would get Rutherford to do research with him on the induction of ionization, specifically with Roentgen rays (Ernest Rutherford's Life, n.d., para. 3). As time went on, Rutherford would begin to study radioactivity through ionization. Through this, he would discover Becquerel rays and their heterogeneous nature (para 4)1. Particularly, he was able to differentiate
Rutherford's issue was explaining the perplexing problem at the time of radioactivity of the spontaneous disintegration of atoms. One of his main
Earnest Rutherford was responsible for an astonishing series of discoveries in the fields of radioactivity and nuclear physics.
In most cases of science, things are measured and observed and analyzed. With things such as religion and philosophy, there's no way of gathering data to analyze. Since it cannot be analyzed, science cant prove or disprove it.
Also while he was there, he was invited by Professor J.J Thomason to study the conductivity of gases, resulting in a paper about dividing atoms and molecules into ions. This lead Rutherford on to taking a closer look at ion-producing radiations and he discovered that putting uranium near foil will result in one type of radiation being easily soaked up or blocked, while another type had no problem penetrating the same foil. Then, he labeled the two radiation types “alpha” and “beta.” He then found out that the alpha particle was the same as the nucleus of the helium atom, and the beta was the same as an electron or composition. He took a professorship at McGill University of Montreal and left Cambridge in 1902. In 1903, he and Fredrick Soddy introduced their disintegration theory of radioactivity, and it claimed that radioactive energy was emitted from within an atom and that when alpha and beta particles were emitted at the same time they caused a chemical change across elements. Rutherford and Bertam Borden Boltwood, continued to categorize radioactive elements into what they called a “decay series.” Rutherford was honored with discovering the radioactive gas radon while at McGill. He achieved fame for his contributions to understanding of radioelements, and published many magazine
In 1879, he created his first ever high resistance incandescent electric light. The way it worked would it passed electricity through a thin platinum filament in the glass vacuum. Which that kept the filament from melting. The reason it didn't work is because it only lasted a few hours. Even though it was closer to the light bulb used today there was still a few improvements to be
In 1926, he decided to travel far out to England to obtain his Graduate Degree in physics. By the time Oppenheimer arrived in England, Einstein made the world of physics explode with his newly found formula, enticing the studies more for Julius. After his studies were over he applied for a position at Cambridge University in the Cavendish Laboratory. His profession was now directed by Nobel Prize winner, Ernest Rutherford. Ernest Rutherford received the Nobel Prize because of his genius discovery of the nucleus in an atom. When he started his career here he was to work under J.J Thompson, a British physicist who discovered the negatively charged
Nikola Tesla's inventions all began with the poly-phase alternating current electricity system. Alternating current was the secret to creating almost all of Tesla's future inventions and
Who was Nikola Tesla? The famous Serbian- American inventor Nikola Tesla, the original inventor of A.C. electricity. In 1884 Tesla arrived in the U.S. with little more than the clothes on his back and a letter of introduction to famed inventor and mogul Thomas Edison. (Nikola tesla biography, 2015)
Ernest Rutherford was a New Zealand born British physicist who is famously known for “splitting the atom.” His work on the gold foil experiment contributed greatly to the model of the atom and helped develop the standard model of the atom to what we now use today. Without his contributions we would still be using the Plum Pudding model, an out dated and incorrect model, and we would have less of an understanding of how atoms form the world around us.
His discovery to radioactivity helped a lot of other scientists. If Henri hadn't discovered it Ernest Rutherford