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Ernest Rutherford

1871–1937 · Nuclear Physics

Lifespan

1871–1937

Field

Nuclear Physics

Known For

Fired alpha particles at gold foil and discovered the nucleus in the ricochet.

Nationality

New Zealander

Nobel

Chemistry 1908

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