Ernest Rutherford
Physicist

Ernest Rutherford Net Worth

Ernest Rutherford, born on August 30, 1871 in Brightwater, New Zealand, is known as the father of nuclear physics. He discovered that atoms have a positive charge located in a nucleus in 1911, and developed the concept of radioactive half-life, which describes the exponential decay of radioactive substances. His discoveries revolutionized the field of physics and laid the groundwork for further research into the structure of the atom.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day August 30, 1871
Birth Place Brightwater, New Zealand
Age 148 YEARS OLD
Died On Oct 19, 1937 (age 66)
Birth Sign Virgo

💰 Net worth: $6 Million (2024)

About

The father of nuclear physics who discovered that atoms have a positive charge located in a nucleus in 1911. He also developed the concept of radioactive half-life, which describes the exponential decay radioactive substances.

Before Fame

He couldn't continue his work at Cambridge because of arcane rules about his young age.

Trivia

He is widely credited as the first person to split the atom in a nuclear reaction in 1917 and he won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the disintegration of the elements and the chemistry of radioactive substances.

Family Life

He had five sisters and six brothers.

Associated With

Another famous Physicist like him was Max Planck.

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