Despite his immense intellect, Rutherford was known for his humility and sense of humour. He was a devoted family man, marrying Mary Newton in 1900, with whom he had one daughter, Eileen.

Ernest Rutherford's family emigrated from England to New Zealand before he was born. They ran a successful farm near Nelson, where Ernest was born. One of 12 children, he liked the hard work and ...

Rutherford was at home when he received the news, digging potatoes for his mother. She rushed out to tell him and, on doing so, Rutherford reportedly quipped “That’s the last potato I’ll ever dig.” ...

British scientists Dr. E.T.S. Walton, left, and Dr. F.D. Cockroft, right, stand with Lord Rutherford outside the Cavendish laboratory in Cambridge, May 2, 1932.

The Rutherford Building. The Rutherford Building – originally called the Physics Laboratory – was opened in 1900. Its creator was Arthur Schuster, son of an Anglo-German mercantile family, graduate of ...

Sir Ernest Rutherford has been called the 'father of nuclear physics' When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural speech, even he could not have imagined the chain ...

Ernest Rutherford (right) and Hans Geiger led the experiments in Manchester Scientists based in Manchester, not the US, made the "key breakthrough" in splitting the atom, despite Donald Trump's ...

Ernest Rutherford 1871 - 1937. Ernest Rutherford's family emigrated from England to New Zealand before he was born. They ran a successful farm near Nelson, where Ernest was born. One of 12 children, ...