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Birth of Earnest Rutherford
In Brightwater, a town 20 kilometers southwest of Nelson in Tasman district in the South Island of New Zealand -
Invention of the Telephone
Invented by Alexander Graham Bell, the telephone revolutionized communication all around the world. -
Invention of the metal detector
Also invented by Alexander Graham Bell. This event was another that sparked ideas in scientists -
Electromagnetic Experiementing
Experiementing with the known distance in which electromagnetic waves can be seen, Rutherford broke the previous record. (It was not listed how be achieved such a feat) -
The discovery of X-Rays
Discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen, this discovery would have changed the world of science. This event helped Rutherford in discovering other types of radiation -
Post Graduate
Goes to England to get his post graduate degree at the Cavedish Labratory, at the University of Cambridge -
Beta Rays
By studying the absorbtion of Radioactivity through thin sheets of metal foil. Rutherford discovered Beta Rays or Beta Radiation. -
Alpha Rays
During the same experiement, Rutherford also discovered Alpha Rays , or Alpha radiation -
Gamma Rays
Rutherford finds that radiation emitted by Radium had a very distinctly high penetrating power that had a point of difference from beta rays and alpha rays. Rutherford named this. "Gamma Rays" -
Nobel Prize
Rutherford was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his Radiation testing -
The Experiement
Rutherford joined hands with Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden to carry out Geiger–Marsden experiment which was to find and demonstrate the actual nuclear nature of atoms. This experiment was the inspiration of Rutherfords atomic theory -
Rutherfords Atomic Model
After conducting his experiemnt, Rutherford's Atomic model contained new features of relatively high central charge concentrated into a very small volume in comparison to the rest of the atom and with this central volume also contaning the bulk of the atomic mass of the atom -
Theory Prooved
In 1932 Rutherford's atomic theory was prooved by James Chadwick who went on to recieve the Nobel Price in physics -
Earnest Rutherford's Death
