The importance of being Ernest Rutherford

Mention the name Ernest Rutherford and you might think about splitting atoms, something the straight-talking physicist from Nelson first did during his spare time in 1917-18, blasting particles out of the nucleus of a nitrogen atom. He named these nuclear particles ‘protons’, after chemist Charles Prout. That was a pivotal moment in world history, but More The importance of being Ernest Rutherford