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Ernest Rutherford

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Noun

1. ernest rutherford, first baron rutherford, first baron rutherford of nelson, rutherford

British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937)

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Ernest Rutherford

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New Zealand physicist who classified radiation into alpha, beta, and gamma types and discovered the atomic nucleus. He won the 1908 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

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