Ernest Rutherford
is considered the father of nuclear physics. He studied radiations
emitted from Uranium and Thorium and named them alpha
and beta. Using alpha particles as atomic
bullets, he probed the atoms in a piece of gold foil. This experiment
established that the nuleus was dense, small, and positively charged. He
also assumed electrons were located outside the nucleus.
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| Links to Ernest Rutherford: http://www.nobel.se/chemistry/laureates/1908/rutherford-bio.html Nobel Museum Biography http://www.rutherford.org.mz/ Official Rutherford site http://www.orcbs.msu.edu/radiation/radhistory/ernestrutherford.html Biography |
