Ernest Rutherford and the Atoms

✍ Scribed by J. L. Heilbron

• Book ID: 127404122
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 931 KB
• Series: Oxford Portraits in Science
• Category: Library
• ISBN: 0195123786

✦ Synopsis

This biography chronicles the life and scientific work of the down-to-earth New Zealander who became one of the legendary pioneers of subatomic physics. Rutherford's three major discoveries-including his 1912 revelation that atoms contained nucleuses-created the field of nuclear physics and helped shape modern science. The book is part of a series of scientific biographies for young adults highlighting personalities and thought processes leading to scientific discoveries. Heilbron is a senior research fellow at Worcester College