Splitting the atom: Why saying who was first is complex
In simple terms, that assertion is correct, but for those with an expertise in the field, the longer answer to who did it ...
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Ernest Rutherford
Ernest Rutherford ... Acceptance of this model grew after it was modified with quantum theory by Niels Bohr. For his work with radiation and the atomic nucleus, Rutherford received the 1908 ...
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Trump Says USA Split The Atom. Ernest Rutherford Would Like A Word
A New Zealand mayor has invited the American ambassador for a history lesson, after US President Donald Trump appeared to imply it was the US that split the atom – which it is not alone in and ...
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Developing models of atoms
Niels Bohr adapted Ernest Rutherford's nuclear model. Bohr did calculations that led him to suggest that electrons orbit the nucleus in shells. The shells are at certain distances from the nucleus.
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Rutherford’s Legacy – the birth of nuclear physics in Manchester
Manchester is the birthplace of nuclear physics and this year marks 100 years since Ernest Rutherford ‘split the atom’ at The University of Manchester…or does it? In 1917, the Nobel Prize winner ...
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Splitting the atom: Why saying who was first is complex
Sir Ernest Rutherford has been called the 'father of nuclear physics' When Donald Trump ... BBC Bitesize A simple model of an atom shows a nucleus orbited by a number of electrons In 1803, John ...