Rutherford
['rʌðəfəd] or ['rʌðɚfɚd]
Definition
(noun.) British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937).
(noun.) British chemist who isolated nitrogen (1749-1819).
(noun.) a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second.
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Examples
- Let it suffice h ere to state that Rutherford assumes that the greater mass of the atom consis ts o f negatively charged particles rotating about a positive nucle us. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- It is safe to say, writes Rutherford, that the rapidity of growth of accurate knowledge of radioactive phenomena has been largely due to the influence of the d isintegration theory. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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