The Life and Work of Ernest Rughterford

Ernest Rutherford managed to win the Nobel Prize in chemistry. He was one of the few laureates in history that managed to win the award alone, not sharing it with another laureate nominee. Ernest Rutherford was presented with the Nobel prize in chemistry in the year of 1908. He ultimately won the prize for his investigations into the disintegration of elements and the chemistry of radioactive substances. Others had won the nobel for chemistry like Michael Levitt, Eric betzig, and Stefan Hell. But none of those winners had as much of a significant impact on the science world like Ernest Rutherford.

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

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.

He played a very important role in the development of the nuclear bomb. After bombarding elements with neutrons he was able to split the nuclei. Which led to the development of the nuclear

Here I focus on his life as a scientist and inventor, touching briefly on his other

Henry Rutherford was born in 1862, and was known mostly for being a mechanic and for creating the first model car and opening up a world-famous company. This should be completely shocking because, he grew up a farm with no education whatsoever. He attended to Lincoln university Pennsylvania and later on went to medical college. After that he meet Selena Sloan, and got married shortly after, they created a child named Henry Rutherford Butler Jr. His son followed in his footsteps and began his medical practice. Rutherford also supported many community organizations to give back some of his success. He wrote general interest columns on what is was like being being African american in his community. He later on passed away on december 17, 1993

He soon was recognized and got a job as a physicist. He was recruited by MIT to work on a project. When he was working, he invented the first

One of the most prolific eras in our world’s history is the Scientific Revolution. During this time men began to think outside the realm of possibility and delved themselves deep into the exciting unknown world of science. The innovative minds of these people churned out inventions like gunpowder and the printing press, as well as, inventive new ways of thinking like the scientific method. Aside from the inventors and innovators, there were also the publicists and writers without whom no one would know or understand the new ideas of the time. One such person was Margaret Cavendish who was born and raised in England. She received the same education that a lady during her time did. However, due to her husband, Sir Charles Cavendish, she was exposed to the world of science. The subject intrigued her so much that she ended up publishing her own theory on atoms. Though her atomic theory contains many scientific Renaissance ideals, it is still seen as a major contribution of thought during the Scientific Revolution.

Before the Manhattan Project, in the beginning there were many advancements in understanding made in the world of physics. These resulted in the recognition of nuclear fission and its potential as an energy source and as a potential weapon. Of these advancements none was more central and important than the development of the nuclear model of the atom, which by the year of 1932 contained a nucleus containing most of the mass of an atom in the form of two particles, protons and neutrons. This nucleus was surrounded by an electron shell. Previously it was thought that atoms were the smallest form of matter therefore ultimately stable and indivisible. However, in 1919 Ernest Rutherford was able to break apart the nucleus of nitrogen with

His discovery to radioactivity helped a lot of other scientists. If Henri hadn't discovered it Ernest Rutherford

Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) succeeded in splitting the uranium atom and the Nobel Committee later awarded him the 1938 prize for physics. At Columbia

He discovered many helpful uses for atomic energy. He created the world’s first nuclear submarine named the USS Nautilus. All his work helped to expand the American nuclear fleet that included fifty three submarines and surface ships.

Before really discussing what atoms were, why they are important, and so on. We began talking about the scientists that contributed to the study of atoms. The main scientist that we discussed were Democritus, Rutherford, Thomson, Bohr, Dalton, Heisenberg, and Chadwick. Prior to taking chemistry I only knew about Democritus, the Greek philosopher who developed the modern atomic model, and Dalton, who further developed Democritus’s model of the atomic model, but I wanted to know more about the other scientist. That night I went home and did research on the other scientist. This led me to finding out very interesting information on the other scientist and having a deeper understanding on what part of their research is still relevant today. The extra research I did on the scientist was a just a small scale example of talking my education into my own hands and getting a deeper understanding of particular

Benjamin Franklin was one of the first and most famous scientists in America. He was a man of many talents and interests. Franklin was always curios about they way things work, and he always tried to find ways to make them work better. Even though he started out as a published, he was always interested in science. However this interest soon became a passion to Franklin. He even retired from his publishing business to work in a laboratory with his mostly homemade equipment. Throughout his life Benjamin Franklin made many important discoveries and theories which greatly influenced future scientists and inventors.

Albert Einstein is considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He is known for developing the theories of relativity. He is also noted for his mathematical formula of E = mc² (David Bodanis). Although he was not directly involved in the Manhattan Project, which was responsible for creating the atomic bomb, but he is still considered the mastermind because of his breakthrough formula. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect (A. Calaprice & T. Lipscombe).